ethtool -P eth0

Category: Local Network & Public Hosting

ethtool -P eth0

Show the permanent MAC address of a NIC

This prints the hardware address burned into the network card at the factory, which survives MAC spoofing and driver resets. Compare it with ip link show eth0 to spot when a spoofed address is active. Useful for identifying a card when the running address has been changed.
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