[Generate Mac address from a real serial number]

2 minutes ago, Polanskiman said:

MAC addresses are not derived from S/N. They are matched by Synology so only Synology knows what the match is. Currently all generated SN are invalidated by Synology.

 

You could use the S/N and the MAC addresses from your real Synology box and edit the grub.cfg file accordingly and then try running DSM. However this is something I have said many times. Doing so does not equate to your DSM install being legit. The terms and conditions laid out by Synology are clear. DSM is supposed to be run on their hardware and that's it. So even if you have real legit SN and MAC addresses because you have an old Synology box it doesn't mean using those will make your DSM install legit also.

 

My apologies, I was under the impression there was some pattern found between the S/N and the Mac address.

 

I only have the serial number unfortunately. The original DiskStation was lost.

I am aware of the legitimacy behind using a VM versus the actual, original hardware and I am fine with that.

That being said, I would like some clarity on how SNs and Macs are generated currently. There is a structure behind it that I'd like to understand so I can try to generate my own Mac addresses, with the serial number I currently have.

 

 

[Generate Mac address from a real serial number]

Firstly, my apologies if this has been answered already. Ive been unable to get a clear answer here for days.

 

I have a valid serial number from a DS3615xs that had died, and I never got around to RMAing before it was lost for good.

I have a DSM 6.1.5 Virtual machine on ESXI 6.0.

 

I am trying to get a clear understanding of how a Mac addresses are derived from a Serial number.
Ive gone over the discussions and tools out there for it, but it seems all of them assume a generated serial number, and not one that I already have.

 

Any information you guys can give will be extremely helpful.

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