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not sure if i'm going insane but i've just checked the mac address on my new linux pc.<br />
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the mac address specified on a sticker on a Linux PC is 00:50:43:01:68:40. Yet when i run the command line i get 00:50:43:01:c1:e6 . <br />
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The command i use is ifconfig -a. &nbsp; <br />
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any ideas?<br />

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not sure if i'm going insane but i've just checked the mac address on my new linux pc.

the mac address specified on a sticker on a Linux PC is 00:50:43:01:68:40. Yet when i run the command line i get 00:50:43:01:c1:e6 . 

The command i use is ifconfig -a.   

any ideas?


mac address specified on Linux PC different from the mac address when i run ifconfig -a command

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