Restore MAC address to factory settings

Emily Shaffer emilyshaffer at google.com
Thu Mar 14 05:31:22 AEDT 2019


We have a use case for editing MAC. I don't know about factory
default.  So there's one (rather large) end user who would get value
:)

On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 12:42 PM Jandra A <jandraara at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I’d like your input on the value you see – if any – in the ability for
> a user to restore a MAC Address to the factory default via the GUI
> (Network Settings).
>
> BACKGROUND: Several end users have told us that they RARELY need to
> change their MAC Address, if at all. However, we’ve heard from several
> subject-matter experts that there IS value in making the MAC Address
> editable as well as having a way to restore it to the factory default.
>
> QUESTION: Is there value for the end user in being able to edit a MAC
> address? What about restoring it to the factory default?
>
> VIEW CURRENT DESIGN:
> https://ibm.invisionapp.com/share/RQNYHJ0VBDY#/319002386_V2_Networking_Mutliple_VLAN
>
> Appreciate all thoughts on this.



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Emily Shaffer


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