topic Re: I210 MAC Address Factory Setting in Ethernet Products

I210 MAC Address Factory Setting

MBufa — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 22:11:02 GMT

Does the I210 ship with a unique MAC Address for each chip, or do MACs need to be purchased and manually assigned? In my experience it's always been the latter, but the manual has some bits that suggest that there's a unique factory setting that can be reapplied over a user MAC.

Re: I210 MAC Address Factory Setting

idata — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:42:35 GMT

Hi Mdbetn,

Thank you for the post. According to the FAQ on page 9

"Fields that are normally subject to change by the OEM, such as the MAC address, PCI subsystem ID fields and LED customizations, can be changed without invalidating

the digital signature."

. http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/faqs/ethernet-controller-i210-i211-faq.pdf

But let me further check and provide you the updates. thank you.

rgds,

Re: I210 MAC Address Factory Setting

idata — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 03:41:02 GMT

Hi Mdbetn,

You can check on the information available below regarding the mac address

https://embedded.communities.intel.com/thread/7835

rgds,

Re: I210 MAC Address Factory Setting

idata — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 06:00:57 GMT

Hi Mdbetn,

Please feel fee to update if further assistance needed?

rgds,

Re: I210 MAC Address Factory Setting

MBufa — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:23:10 GMT

wb,

My specific question is whether the I210 ships with a valid, unique MAC Address or whether one must be purchased and programmed by the implementer. I understand that it can be changed later by the end user. Right now I am trying to confirm that I will need to purchase a MAC Address for each I210.

Is it correct that I will need to purchase MAC Addresses for each I210 and assign them using the Network Config tools or the PCIe interface?

Thanks,

mdbetn

Re: I210 MAC Address Factory Setting

idata — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 02:20:09 GMT

Hi Mdbetn,

Thank you for the clarification. Let me further check.

rgds,

Re: I210 MAC Address Factory Setting

idata — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 07:28:20 GMT

Hi Mdbetn,

Good day. You may contact our embedded communities support regarding your inquiries,

below is a similar inquiry found in our embedded communities that may address your concern:

https://embedded.communities.intel.com/thread/9313

You can contact them for further clarification. I hope this help

rgds,

Re: I210 MAC Address Factory Setting

MBufa — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:28:38 GMT

wb,

Ok, so the I210 does not come with a pre-programmed MAC address. Figured that would be the case. Thanks.

mdbetn

Re: I210 MAC Address Factory Setting

idata — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 01:53:35 GMT

Hi Mdbetn,

You are welcome. Thank you for your time on this matter.

rgds,