UEFI and operating system driver methods for updating MAC address in LAN-based NIC
US9537822B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information handling system (IHS) unambiguously addresses networked devices connected by a local area network (LAN) based network interface controller (NIC) by detecting a device descriptor of LAN-based NIC, determining that the device descriptor indicates a capability for assigning a reserve media access control (MAC) address to the networked device, writing the reserve MAC address in the LAN-based NIC of the networked device, and associating the reserve MAC address with the networked device in an inventory data structure for the IHS.
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