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advanced-mac [2024/11/27 01:13] – [MAC Address Notes] hogwildadvanced-mac [2025/11/15 18:24] (current) – [How Default WAN MAC Addresses are Derived] -Changed instances of "Relase" to "r" hogwild
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 ===== How Default WAN MAC Addresses are Derived ===== ===== How Default WAN MAC Addresses are Derived =====
  
-Since release 2021.8, FreshTomato configures the WAN port's default MAC Address (based on eth0 / LAN MAC Address) differently.+Since r2021.8, FreshTomato configures the WAN port's default MAC Address (based on eth0 / LAN MAC Address) differently.
  
 FreshTomato now sets wanX MAC Addresses as follows: FreshTomato now sets wanX MAC Addresses as follows:
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 For example, if a router has LAN Ethernet MAC Address: 78:30:AF:DB:0A:F8: For example, if a router has LAN Ethernet MAC Address: 78:30:AF:DB:0A:F8:
  
-Releases 2021.8 and later: would set the WAN MAC Address to 78:30:AF:DB:08:DC, (CC + 16).+r2021.8 and later: would set the WAN MAC Address to 78:30:AF:DB:08:DC, (CC + 16).
  
-Releases 2021.7 and earlier: would set the default WAN MAC Address as 78:30:AF:DB:08:CD (CC + 1).+r2021.7 and earlier: would set the default WAN MAC Address as 78:30:AF:DB:08:CD (CC + 1).
  
 This is illustrated in the following screenshots. This is illustrated in the following screenshots.
  
- \\ \\ **A WAN MAC Address, as caclulated in release 2021.8 and later:**+ \\ \\ **A WAN MAC Address, as caclulated in r2021.8 and later:**
  
 {{::advanced-mac_address-calculate-2021.8_and_later-redacted.png?758}} {{::advanced-mac_address-calculate-2021.8_and_later-redacted.png?758}}
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 \\  \\  \\ \\  \\  \\
  
-**A WAN MAC Address, as calculated in release 2021.7 and earlier:**+**A WAN MAC Address, as calculated in r2021.7 and earlier:**
  
 {{::mac_address-default-pre-2021.8.jpg?778}} {{::mac_address-default-pre-2021.8.jpg?778}}
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-In FreshTomato 2021.7 and earlier,** **this image shows the default MAC Address calculated/set. Initially, a different address is displayed, (after "erase all data in NVRAM memory thorough" has been done). This discrepancy was fixed in release 2022.1.\\  \\+In FreshTomato 2021.7 and earlier,** **this image shows the default MAC Address calculated/set. Initially, a different address is displayed, (after "erase all data in NVRAM memory thorough" has been done). This discrepancy was fixed in r2022.1.\\  \\
  
 **WAN Port:** here, enter a MAC Address to assign to the WAN interface. **WAN Port:** here, enter a MAC Address to assign to the WAN interface.
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