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From: "Devon H. O'Dell" <devon.odell@gma...>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: new termrc
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:00:32 -0400

2007/4/30, Steve Simon <steve@qui...>:
> > if you add ether=010203040506 (with your
> > ethernet address) to the entry for your system
> > then $sysname should get set.
>
> Beware, the ether= field must have the ethernet address
> in lower case, this is because all fields are case sensitive
> when they are matched by libndb and the accress printed
> by /dev/ether0/addr is in lower case.

This is true. I remember getting bitten by this and Boyd (may his soul
rest in peace) ranting about how ridiculous it was when we were
setting things up on a Mini-ITX board.

> -Steve

--dho