Mac Address on DM500C

**teleboss** · 6th January, 2009, 08:58 PM

Hi All clone dreamboxes have the same Mac address is there anyway to re hardcode the mac address on these boxes ?

**jfish** · 7th January, 2009, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by teleboss

Hi All clone dreamboxes have the same Mac address is there anyway to re hardcode the mac address on these boxes ?

never done it but as its a Linux box, you try the following

ifconfig [interface name] down
ifconfig [interface name] hw ether [new MAC address]
ifconfig [interface name] up

**bommel71** · 7th January, 2009, 10:34 AM

hello gays
this is not a harcode mac shancer (sorry for my poor enlisch)
it works but every time you chance te software you have to chance the mac adres agian.
it simes te real mac adres stil is in the box.
look on the forums on this site there are severall posts about this item
forums satelite dreambox
GRTS bommel

**Dazmeister** · 7th January, 2009, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by bommel71

hello gays
this is not a harcode mac shancer (sorry for my poor enlisch)
it works but every time you chance te software you have to chance the mac adres agian.
it simes te real mac adres stil is in the box.
look on the forums on this site there are severall posts about this item
forums satelite dreambox
GRTS bommel

Good job you aplogised for poor enlisch

Not sure many would appreciate the welcome -Hello gays!