How does the bonding driver change MAC addresses?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • How does the bonding driver change MAC addresses?
  • When running bonding, all slaves have the same MAC address, or different MAC addresses.
  • How can I see the real true MAC address of a bonded slave interface?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Network link aggregation for load balancing and failover using the bonding driver

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase of over 48,000 articles and solutions.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In
Close

Welcome! Check out the Getting Started with Red Hat page for quick tours and guides for common tasks.