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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# this is a modified copy from compass4nfv/deploy/mac_generator.sh
+
+function mac_address_part() {
+ hex_number=$(printf '%02x' $RANDOM)
+ number_length=${#hex_number}
+ number_start=$(expr $number_length - 2)
+ echo ${hex_number:$number_start:2}
+}
+
+function mac_address() {
+ echo "00:00:$(mac_address_part):$(mac_address_part):$(mac_address_part):$(mac_address_part)"
+}
+
+machines=''
+for i in `seq $1`; do
+ mac=$(mac_address)
+
+ if [[ -z $machines ]]; then
+ machines="${mac}"
+ else
+ machines="${machines} ${mac}"
+ fi
+done
+
+echo ${machines}
+