random_ether_addr(9)

random_ether_addr9

Generate software assigned random ethernet address

Usage

void random_ether_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

4 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 4.0
  2. 5.0
  3. 6.0
  4. 7

From linux-manual-3.2 3.2.78-1 in Debian 7 (Wheezy). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.