diff --git a/root_file_system/wrt54g_adhoc/etc/rc.local b/root_file_system/wrt54g_adhoc/etc/rc.local
index 11dc58e..e5ef672 100755
--- a/root_file_system/wrt54g_adhoc/etc/rc.local
+++ b/root_file_system/wrt54g_adhoc/etc/rc.local
@@ -2,14 +2,19 @@
 # the system init finished. By default this file does nothing.
 
 #set fixed mac address on br-mesh so that the ipv6 addres does not change after every reboot
-HARDWARE_MACADDR_ETH0=`ifconfig -a eth0 | grep 'HWaddr' | awk '{ print $5}'`
-HARDWARE_MACADDR_MESH=`ifconfig -a br-mesh | grep 'HWaddr' | awk '{ print $5}'`
+HARDWARE_MACADDR=`ifconfig -a br-mesh | grep 'HWaddr' | awk '{ print $5}'` 
+uci set network.mesh.macaddr=$HARDWARE_MACADDR 
+uci commit 
 
-if [[ "$HARDWARE_MACADDR_ETH0" != "$HARDWARE_MACADDR_MESH" ]]; then
-	uci set network.mesh.macaddr=$HARDWARE_MACADDR_ETH0
-        uci commit
-        reboot
-fi
+#This does not work for fixed mac (why not?!)
+#HARDWARE_MACADDR_ETH0=`ifconfig -a eth0 | grep 'HWaddr' | awk '{ print $5}'`
+#HARDWARE_MACADDR_MESH=`ifconfig -a br-mesh | grep 'HWaddr' | awk '{ print $5}'`
+#
+#if [[ "$HARDWARE_MACADDR_ETH0" != "$HARDWARE_MACADDR_MESH" ]]; then
+#	uci set network.mesh.macaddr=$HARDWARE_MACADDR_ETH0
+#        uci commit
+#        reboot
+#fi
 
 ifconfig br-mesh down
 ifconfig br-mesh up