Alex wrote:
> This doesnt work for me either..

> ifconfig rl1 ether xx : xx : xx : xx : xx (without the spaces)

> or

> ifconfig rl1 lladdr xx : xx : xx : xx : xx

This last one works fine for me, but with six fields instead of your
five (and no spaces around the colons).

> both return:

> ifconfig: <whatever param (ether/lladdr)> : bad value

Do you have an excact command line that fails?

> No matter what MAC is specified. even if only changing the last digit of the
> MAC slightly.

> Can someone demonstrate an actual command prompt
> example that works?

Quick test I did:

ifconfig mec0 ether lladdr 08:00:69:0e:67:ef

How -current are you?

Preben