--- libelwix/src/net.c	2016/05/14 19:55:52	1.12.4.4
+++ libelwix/src/net.c	2016/05/18 12:38:16	1.12.4.6
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: net.c,v 1.12.4.4 2016/05/14 19:55:52 misho Exp $
+* $Id: net.c,v 1.12.4.6 2016/05/18 12:38:16 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ e_ether_addr(const char *ifname, ether_addr_t * __rest
 		}
 #else
 		if (p->ifa_name && !strcmp(p->ifa_name, ifname)) {
-			s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_IP);
+			s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 			if (s == -1)
 				break;
 			strlcpy(req.ifr_name, ifname, sizeof req.ifr_name);
@@ -529,6 +529,16 @@ e_ether_addr(const char *ifname, ether_addr_t * __rest
 				a = e_malloc(sizeof(ether_addr_t));
 				if (a)
 					memcpy(a, req.ifr_addr.sa_data, sizeof(ether_addr_t));
+
+				/* should set mac address */
+				if (addr) {
+					memset(&req, 0, sizeof req);
+					strlcpy(req.ifr_name, ifname, sizeof req.ifr_name);
+					sa.sa.sa_family = ARPHRD_ETHER;
+					memcpy(sa.sa.sa_data, addr, sizeof(ether_addr_t));
+					req.ifr_hwaddr = sa.sa;
+					ioctl(s, SIOCSIFHWADDR, &req);
+				}
 			}
 			close(s);
 			break;