UEFI and operating system driver methods for updating MAC address in LAN-based NIC
USRE49226E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2038 |
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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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