--- libelwix/src/net.c	2016/05/14 13:26:04	1.12.4.3
+++ libelwix/src/net.c	2016/05/14 19:55:52	1.12.4.4
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: net.c,v 1.12.4.3 2016/05/14 13:26:04 misho Exp $
+* $Id: net.c,v 1.12.4.4 2016/05/14 19:55:52 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -481,21 +481,19 @@ e_getnet(const char *net)
  * e_ether_addr() - Get or set ethernet address from interface name
  *
  * @ifname = interface name
- * @addr = if addr is !=NULL then set this for new address
- * return: NULL error or !=NULL get ethernet address should be e_free()
+ * @addr = if addr is !=NULL then set new ethernet address
+ * return: NULL error or !=NULL get current ethernet address should be e_free()
  */
 ether_addr_t *
 e_ether_addr(const char *ifname, ether_addr_t * __restrict addr)
 {
 	ether_addr_t *a = NULL;
 	struct ifaddrs *p, *ifa = NULL;
-#ifdef __linux__
-	int s;
 	struct ifreq req;
+	int s;
+	sockaddr_t sa = E_SOCKADDR_INIT;
 
 	memset(&req, 0, sizeof req);
-#endif
-
 	if (!ifname)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -506,7 +504,19 @@ e_ether_addr(const char *ifname, ether_addr_t * __rest
 				p->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_LINK) {
 			a = e_malloc(sizeof(ether_addr_t));
 			if (a)
-				memcpy(a, LLADDR((struct sockaddr_dl*) p->ifa_addr), sizeof(ether_addr_t));
+				memcpy(a, LLADDR((struct sockaddr_dl*) p->ifa_addr), 
+						sizeof(ether_addr_t));
+
+			/* should set mac address */
+			if (addr && (s = socket(AF_LOCAL, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) > 0) {
+				strlcpy(req.ifr_name, ifname, sizeof req.ifr_name);
+				sa.sa.sa_family = AF_LINK;
+				sa.sa.sa_len = sizeof(ether_addr_t);
+				memcpy(sa.sa.sa_data, addr, sizeof(ether_addr_t));
+				req.ifr_ifru.ifru_addr = sa.sa;
+				ioctl(s, SIOCSIFLLADDR, &req);
+				close(s);
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 #else
@@ -520,6 +530,7 @@ e_ether_addr(const char *ifname, ether_addr_t * __rest
 				if (a)
 					memcpy(a, req.ifr_addr.sa_data, sizeof(ether_addr_t));
 			}
+			close(s);
 			break;
 		}
 #endif