(solaris) 8059309: network tests fail with "java.net.SocketException: Couldn't obtain phys addr" when run as "root"

[Alan Bateman]

On 28/02/2020 22:06, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> What is the MAC address of the loopback interface on Solaris anyway? 
> Maybe it's enough to assume there is none if the execution fails?
>
I'm also curious if there are any platforms or configurations where the 
loopback has a hardware address. Mostly wondering if this should be 
short circuited to consistently return null (I would expect any native 
methods or fallback to be used).

-Alan
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