[Gllug] PCI ADSL2+ Cards

[general_email at technicalbloke.com]

On 17/01/11 00:27, John Edwards wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:11:32AM +0000, general_email at technicalbloke.com wrote:
> <snip>
>> I suppose if you're having no luck with the interfaces file you could
>> try the "arp -s" technique John Hearns mentioned earlier tonight to
>> associate an IP address with the card's mac address. I'm clutching at
>> straws there though.
> For that you would need to know the MAC address of the router.
> Hopefully printed on the device, but not always.

That's why I suggested they run sudo lshw -class network, that should
list both the logical name and mac address of the device.

Roger.


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