From 3fdab89e5c28485b7f4c3e9a492e51235077edd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Breunig Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2025 22:24:47 +0100 Subject: installation: add note about unsupported locally administered MAC addresses --- docs/installation/index.rst | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/installation/index.rst b/docs/installation/index.rst index 9ab43b0e..7cdd9c29 100644 --- a/docs/installation/index.rst +++ b/docs/installation/index.rst @@ -2,6 +2,17 @@ Installation and Image Management ################################# +.. note:: This is most likely only relevant for virtual installations: + + When installing VyOS ensure that the MAC address selected for your NICs is + not a locally administered MAC address. Locally administered addresses are + distinguished from universally administered addresses by setting (assigning + the value of 1 to) the second-least-significant bit of the first octet of + the address: + + Example: ``02:00:00:00:00:01``, where the second-least-significant bit + (``02`` in hex) is set to ``1``. + .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Content -- cgit v1.2.3