Re: Network bridge vs. MAC address question

[Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net>]

Hi,

On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 05:26:52PM +0100, Nicolas Kovacs wrote:
> Le 14/01/2026 à 13:57, Andy Smith a écrit :
> > auto br0
> > iface br0 inet dhcp
> >      bridge_ports eth0
> >      hwaddress ether b0:83:fe:90:4d:64
> 
> Now here's a follow-up question:
> 
> Is there any way I could get the exact same result as with the configuration
> above, except I'd be using nmtui instead of putting the stuff in
> /etc/network/interfaces ?

I thought you said that when you configured a bridge in NetworkManager
it already cloned the MAC address of the first port? That has been my
experience. If that's what you are looking for, doesn't it just do it?

Or are you actually trying to do something else?

Thanks,
Andy

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