#791 closed defect (fixed)
Incorrect mac address verifier -> fixed in SVN
| Reported by: | zurk | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 1.5.2 |
| Keywords: | linux mac | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | other | Host type: | other |
Description
if i go to linux debian etch latest host and i go into virtual machine network 0 menu and change the ethernet address to DEADBEEF0000 it reverts back to a random address. 00DEADBEEF00 works fine and on the windows host 1.5.2 DEADBEEF0000 works fine. even changing the mac in the xml fine under linux to DEADBEEF0000 doesnt work.
Change History (6)
comment:1 by , 17 years ago
comment:2 by , 17 years ago
| Summary: | cannot change ethernet adapter mac under linux. → Incorrect mac address verifier |
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comment:3 by , 17 years ago
1.5.2 incorrectly refuses certain mac addresses. DEADBEEF0000 is also refused on Windows hosts.
comment:4 by , 17 years ago
| Summary: | Incorrect mac address verifier → Incorrect mac address verifier -> fixed in SVN |
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comment:5 by , 17 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | new → closed |
comment:6 by , 17 years ago
The full list of illegal MAC addresses, that are Multicast/Broadcast is listen below: http://www.cavebear.com/archive/cavebear/Ethernet/multicast.html
I believe, that VirtualBox must warn the user, if one tries to use those.
-Technologov


it makes me delete the machine under linux if i change the mac to DEADBEEF0000