The start() callback is too late for this: NetworkManager would already have seen the hardware, thinking 00:00:00:00:00:00 is its permanent address. Signed-off-by: Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@v3.sk> Reviewed-by: Steve deRosier <derosier@cal-sierra.com> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>