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diff --git a/doc/rtd/topics/network-config-format-v2.rst b/doc/rtd/topics/network-config-format-v2.rst index c93e29be..aa17bef5 100644 --- a/doc/rtd/topics/network-config-format-v2.rst +++ b/doc/rtd/topics/network-config-format-v2.rst @@ -94,7 +94,16 @@ NetworkManager does not. **macaddress**: *<(scalar)>* -Device's MAC address in the form "XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX". Globs are not allowed. +Device's MAC address in the form XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX. Globs are not allowed. + +.. note:: + + MAC addresses must be strings. As MAC addresses which consist of only the + digits 0-9 (i.e. no hex a-f) can be interpreted as a base 60 integer per + the `YAML 1.1 spec`_ it is best practice to quote all MAC addresses to ensure + they are parsed as strings regardless of value. + +.. _YAML 1.1 spec: https://yaml.org/type/int.html **driver**: *<(scalar)>* @@ -458,7 +467,7 @@ This is a complex example which shows most available features: :: # opaque ID for physical interfaces, only referred to by other stanzas id0: match: - macaddress: 00:11:22:33:44:55 + macaddress: '00:11:22:33:44:55' wakeonlan: true dhcp4: true addresses: |