[dpdk-users] Random MAC address when starting testpmd

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 14:47:22 +0200
Kevin Wilson <wkevils at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> Each time I start testpmd, I see a different MAC address for port 0.
> Is there a way to set a fixed MAC address for port 0 when starting
> testpmd? The only MAC address
> which I saw as configurable in the docs is the peer address.
> 
> Kevin

The MAC address comes from hardware.  If you have a software not hardware
NIC it probably generates its own random value.