eth_random_addr(9)

eth_random_addr9

Generate software assigned random ethernet address

Usage

void eth_random_addr(u8 * addr);

Arguments

addr

Pointer to a six-byte array containing the Ethernet address

Overview

Generate a random Ethernet address (MAC) that is not multicast and has the local assigned bit set.

Releases

2 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 8
  2. 9

From linux-manual-4.9 4.9.228-1 in Debian 9 (Stretch). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.