[c-nsp] where is mac address for a 1720?

[Antonio Querubin]

On Wed, 11 May 2011, Jared Mauch wrote:

> If you're so inclined, check the edges (and undersides) of all the PCBs 
> internally.  If that doesn't work, just program one or manually set it 
> on the interface.  With a few rare exceptions you can use the same mac 
> address on multiple physical interfaces in the same device.  (eg: 6500 
> has one mac address even if you have hundreds of IP ports).

Already took it apart and looked on both sides of the motherboard but I 
didn't think to check the edges.  I've never seen anything printed on the 
edge of a PCB before as the surface of the edge tends to be rougher than 
the top or bottom surfaces.

> I would take the mac address of some device on the other side of the 
> world, or another 1720 that would not be placed on the same lan and just 
> clone that one, or the mac of the bluetooth interface on some other 
> machine that will not be speaking ethernet :)

I did make up a random mac though I'm not sure if certain bits must be 
turned on or off.

Antonio Querubin
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