[wplug] Multiple NIC, all MACs showing FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF

[scoob8000]

Sure enough, I was able to use the pro100 module instead!  Problem solved!

-Mike

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 5:42 PM, Michael Semcheski
<mhsemcheski at gmail.com> wrote:
> Are the nic's EtherExpressPro's?  If they're new, they should probably
>  use e1000.
>
>  Intel does have Linux drivers on their website for most of their
>  NIC's.  (They even have DOS drivers.)  When in doubt, try a different
>  module / driver.
>
>  That's probably what I would do.  I would guess that its a module
>  mismatch.  Fixing the MAC address via ifconfig might work, but it
>  would a happy coincidence, not a proper fix.
>
>
>
>
>
>  On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 5:05 PM, scoob8000 <scoob8000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > So I'm rebuilding my smoothwall box with some new hardware, and to my
>  >  suprise, all my NICs are showing
>  >  up with the MAC address of FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF.  I can't seem to
>  >  distinguish one from another.
>  >
>  >  It's detecting the nics as an Intel Ii82557 EtherExpressPro, using the
>  >  eepro100 module.  I see a lot of
>  >  google hits with folks running into the same thing.  Module issue?
>  >
>  >  I can fix the mac's with ifconfig on bootup, but that doesn't help me
>  >  during setup because I don't know which
>  >  nic is for which interface.  :/
>  >
>  >  Any advice?
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