Re: kern/112710: [re] if_re driver detects incorrect b243a405a405 MAC address on SMC9452TX-1 pci gigabit cards

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From: W Forms <wforms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: kern/112710: [re] if_re driver detects incorrect b243a405a405 MAC address on SMC9452TX-1 pci gigabit cards
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:16:23 +0200

Today I run a test using the "NetBSD Live! 2007" live-CD, which is
apparently based on NetBSD 4.0 BETA.
NetBSD also uses the re driver for these cards. Upon boot all the "5
bad cards" are detected as RealTek 8169SB gigabit adapters and
believe or not, each and every single adapter uses its own correct
MAC address.
SO whatever the problem is in the FreeBSD and OpenBSD re driver, the
NetBSD guys have already solved it. Or, they didn't scew it up in the
first place! :-)
Either way, it might be worthwile talking to them about this defect
or having a thorough look at their re driver code (or the code of any
related networking module).
I also run a test with a Gentoo Linux Live CD which also uses the
correct MAC addresses.
Unfortunately this is where my abilities stop.

Somebody, Please!
You don't have to reinvent the solution, NetBSD already/still has the
answer.

Regards,
Keve

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