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News => New Product Ideas => Topic started by: JHSaw on June 25, 2014, 03:08:30 PM

Title: Replace EEPROM chip with MAC-integrated one
Post by: JHSaw on June 25, 2014, 03:08:30 PM
Hello,

it would be really nice to have a unique MAC for the Olinuxino devices.
Perhaps you can consider using one of these http://www.microchip.com/ParamChartSearch/chart.aspx?branchID=7044&mid=&lang=en (http://www.microchip.com/ParamChartSearch/chart.aspx?branchID=7044&mid=&lang=en) instead of the Atmel chips.

Thanks!

JH Sawatzki
Title: Re: Replace EEPROM chip with MAC-integrated one
Post by: JohnS on June 25, 2014, 11:51:05 PM
Quite a few (all?) already have a unique serial number you could use.

John
Title: Re: Replace EEPROM chip with MAC-integrated one
Post by: jlucius on June 26, 2014, 10:47:22 AM
Quote from: JohnS on June 25, 2014, 11:51:05 PM
Quite a few (all?) already have a unique serial number you could use.

John

In newer images the U-Boot generates a random mac address which is in most cases unique, but no official IEEE Mac address.

The eeproms mentioned above contain official IEEE mac addresses, so there is a slight difference here, especially if you want to use the boards in a professional environment.
Title: Re: Replace EEPROM chip with MAC-integrated one
Post by: friedl on August 14, 2014, 11:37:32 PM
+1
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