My Spider has lost it's MAC address. How can I restore it?

The MAC address is also sometimes called the Hardware or Ethernet address. To restore the MAC address on a Spider:

1. Find the Spider's MAC address on the sticker on the bottom. Here's an example of what the sticker looks like:
   
   
   
   
2. Log into the Spider's serial console port as detailed in the INSTALLATION AND NETWORK SETTINGS section of the Quick Start Guide at http://www.lantronix.com/pdf/Spider_QS.pdf
   
3. At the login prompt type the command CHANGEMAC. Example:
   
4. Welcome!
   Choose a command for the following features:
   -Initial IP configuration: "config".
   -Reset device: "reset".
   [172.18.11.20 spider]> CHANGEMAC
   MAC ADDRESS [00:00:00:00:00:00]:00:80:A3:80:8C:04
   CONFIGURING DEVICE ...
   
5. Wait for the login prompt to be re-displayed. Your MAC address is now restored.
   
   
   

[Originally Published On: 09/14/2007 10:08 AM]