Sky Q, 2 MAC address.

[TrebleTA]

So I'm using a 3ed party router and when I set up the sky q box, I've  notice there is 2 MAC addresss. If I go on the Sky Q box, setting, it shows my MAC address yet apon connecting to my router it's a completely different MAC, if I go in my router and check it shows 2 MAC address for the SKY Q? 

Why is this???

[TimmyBGood]

@TrebleTA 

That's been noted before, and appears to be related to the rather unorthodox things the Airties mesh does.

[TrebleTA]

Anything that can be done about it?

[TimmyBGood]

@TrebleTA 

Probably not: it appears to be inherent to whatever it is that the proprietary system is doing.

[TrebleTA]

Thanks, what about if I run a ethernet cable to the Sky Q, would it still have 2 MAC addresss?

[Chrisee]

@TrebleTA there is a physical mac address for each of the 3 network interfaces but the firmware generates a 4th vitual address which it reports to the router. It shouldn't cause any issues. As @TimmyBGood points out it is how the Airties mesh system Q uses works.

[Mr+Slant]

There was a way of preventing the Airties mesh starting but I can't remember what it was.

Edit -

There was a post on the Unifi (Ubiquiti - www.ui.com) forums a few years back which described the problem which I've just found :

https://community.ui.com/questions/Sky-Q-network-paths-and-STP/667c1dc0-eeef-4cb8-a182-5f66c4672dd2

Pretty sure you use the installer menu once the Sky Q minis are wired up and then you can disable the mesh completely.

[TrebleTA · Accepted solution]

Thanks, from wired they said still 2 mac addresss. Just the person who designed it did not have a real clue. Think he must be doing the Sky TV Guide set up now.

Thanks

[ThePope27]

Ive noticed sometimes it created a loop in my network (Like plugging 2 ends of an ethernet into the same switch/router/firewall), If your Router/Firewall supports it I would reccomend enabling Spanning Tree Protocol which will detect and stop L2 Loops in your network