[U-Boot] U-boot networking not working

[Albert ARIBAUD]

Mark,

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Le 02/12/2010 10:48, Mark Underwood a écrit :
> Hi!
>
> thanks for your quick replys. More helpful than the manufacturer thats
> for sure.
>
> I totally admit that im a newbie at all this, so sorry if I dont
> understand things.

No problem -- we all learn something new every day. :)

> I was under the impression that the MAC address was supplied by the
> hardware supplier. (at least this seems to be the can in the PC world).
> Is this not the case in the embedded world?

Yes, it is; but while the supplier provides a unique MAC address for 
each MAC they send out, they don't necessarily burn it in the HW: it is 
often configurable.

Here, the MAC is configured from a u-boot env variable; but obviously, 
the MAC address specified in your u-boot environment is not a valid one 
(I needed a second look and a step backward to read it as "DEAD BEEF 01 
01").

I suggest looking for your MAC address on a sticker or marking on the 
board, or a printed leaflet, or on the box.

> Cheers
>
> Mark

Amicalement,
-- 
Albert.