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Miami_Bob

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Ifconfig Help?
« on: February 05, 2005, 01:07:06 pm »
Its probably something simple that I'm overlooking but ......

C860
Cacko v1.22
Ambicom WL1100C-CF 802.11b


$ su
# ifconfig eth0 hw ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
  SIOCSIFHWADDR: Invalid argument
#

# ifconfig eth0 down
#
# ifconfig eth0
 eth0  (info)
#

[looks like eth0 is not taken down?]

# ifconfig eth0 hw ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
  SIOCSIFHWADDR: Invalid argument
#

# macchanger -s eth0
  Current MAC: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (Ambicom, Inc)

# macchanger -a eth0
  Current MAC: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (Ambicom, Inc)
  ERROR: Can't change MAC: Interface up or not permission: Invalid argument.
#

# macchanger -s wifi0
  Current MAC: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (Ambicom, Inc)

# macchanger -a wifi0
  Current MAC: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (Ambicom, Inc)
  ERROR: Can't change MAC: Interface up or not permission: Invalid argument.
#


Other posts have said "The above ifconfig worked on almost every linux system I've tried." & indicated that this works on the Zaurus. What am I missing here (G)?

Fell free to berate me harshly for my failure to recognize that which is probably IOTTMCO, just, please, enlighten me (G)!

TIA!
Bob W - Miami FL
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