You can try and delete /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules and then reboot, it should auto regenerate the network interfaces and pickup the mac addresses from the hardware. ==>brian. On 03/02/2012 11:37 AM, Florin Iucha wrote: > On Fri, Mar 02, 2012 at 09:33:15AM -0800, Olwe Bottorff wrote: >>>> So how do I detect the real MAC address on my new machine >>>> and get Linux to see it? Or am I not correct in thinking each machine >>>> must have a unique MAC address? >>> >>> Boot a rescue distribution (to avoid some local scripts setting up a >>> MAC) and run 'ifconfig -a'. >>> >> If I boot into the Ubuntu install CD (in my case USB drive), it should >> immediately pick up the hardware MAC for the Wireless, right? By the >> time the "Try" "Install" screen comes along it should see Wifi and want, >> e.g., a password, right? If it doesn't see Wifi, then it's not an issue >> of the cloned drive carrying over bad kernel-level info, right? > > I don't know if Ubuntu installer is willing and able to set up > wireless cards (to use during installation or post-install). > > For checking the wireless network I would try something like Knoppix. > > Cheers, > florin > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list