Why does my active backup bond show the same MAC address for all interfaces?

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Issue

  • In a mode=0 or mode=active-backup bond configuration, ifconfig and ip addr only shows the same hardware MAC address for all interfaces within the bond. Why?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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