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| -rw-r--r-- | ifdata.c | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | ifdata.docbook | 5 |
2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@ void if_hwaddr(const char *iface) { return; hwaddr = (unsigned char *)r.ifr_hwaddr.sa_data; + + if (!hwaddr[0] && !hwaddr[1] && !hwaddr[2] && + !hwaddr[3] && !hwaddr[4] && !hwaddr[5]) { + fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s: no hardware address\n", iface); + exit(1); + } + printf("%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X", hwaddr[0], hwaddr[1], hwaddr[2], hwaddr[3], hwaddr[4], hwaddr[5]); } diff --git a/ifdata.docbook b/ifdata.docbook index 4aa24db..a8c27d9 100644 --- a/ifdata.docbook +++ b/ifdata.docbook @@ -155,7 +155,10 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., <term><option>-ph</option></term> <listitem> <para>Prints the hardware address of the - interface.</para> + interface. Exit with a failure exit code + if there is not hardware address for the + given network interface. + </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |