Messages in this thread Patch in this message | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Tue, 30 Dec 2003 09:51:37 +0100 | From | Mathieu LESNIAK <> | Subject | [PATCH] wrong mac address with netgear FA311 ethernet card] |
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Hi all !
This patch, against 2.6.0, corrects a problem with Netgear FA311 ethernet card (a cheap one). Without it, the MAC address is byte swapped ie : HWaddr 02:00:07:E3:E9:F5 instead of : HWaddr 00:02:E3:07:F5:E9
(the correct MAC address vendor code for Netgear/LiteOn is 00:02:E3)
Thanks a lot,
Mathieu LESNIAK
--- linux-2.6.0/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c 2003-12-18 03:58:57.000000000 +0100 +++ /usr/src/linux-2.6.0/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c 2003-12-21 16:05:22.000000000 +0100 @@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ } } /* Lite-On boards have the address byte-swapped. */ - if ((dev->dev_addr[0] == 0xA0 || dev->dev_addr[0] == 0xC0) + if ((dev->dev_addr[0] == 0xA0 || dev->dev_addr[0] == 0xC0 || dev->dev_addr[0] == 0x02) && dev->dev_addr[1] == 0x00) for (i = 0; i < 6; i+=2) { char tmp = dev->dev_addr[i];
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