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Hello, Is there any plan to use the client identifier field as part of the PXE search order ? This will be helpful when using PXELINUX on Infiniband network which do not have 6 byte Ethernet MAC address. Thanks, _________________________________________________ Nir Gal | +972-9-9717685 (o) | +972-54-499-6633 (m) Manager, Customer Support Voltaire - The Grid Backbone www.voltaire.com

I'm currently looking at how to deal with the lack of usable MACs in Infiniba(n)d and Firewire. Instead of presenting the MAC address when querying for the config file, these guys need either the Client Identifier, or the PC UUID. The Client Identifier is a fairly opaque object which tends to include various fixed portions; the PC UUID is far to often not at all or incorrectly programmed.

Hi I have made myself a derivated menusystem based on the complex.c menu that cames with syslinux. And now I need to read a file, search for my pxebooted netcards mac address, and write some changes back to the same file. All the writing and reading I hopes will be of no trouble, but how can i find my own mac address? (and IP adress would be nice). I have searched the list, but I really cannot