DE2-115 MAC Address

[Altera_Forum]

Guys 

 Im trying to get the mac addresses for my de2-115 for use in a simple socket server. The code im using utilizes TSE and a nios simple socket server RGMII template.  How can i determine what mac my board is set to or where do i set the mac if it is configurable?  thanks

[Altera_Forum]

AFAIK simple socket server template contains a get_board_mac_addr() function which is called by the TSE driver initialization code. 

Here you can assign your custom mac address.

[Altera_Forum]

ok,. i think im setting that correctly according to the examples, but my iniche_net_ready is not being set.  

 Does what i write in the code get written into HW or do i need to figure out what the HW mac is currently set to?  thanks

[Altera_Forum]

If everything is ok, the address you pass through get_board_mac_addr() will be written in hw and it is definitely the actual mac. 

But if you don't get valid iniche_net_ready, you probably have some hw problem and initialization can't complete.

[Altera_Forum]

Two different PHY chips are used on the DE115 boards depending on when the board was made. Make sure you have software that matches the chip that is in use. The settings should be common between PHY chips but this isn't always the case. The mac address is set in the PHY chip by software. Check to see if there are jumpers on the board to set the mechanism used to communicate with the PHY. These (if there are any) must match what the software is using.