Scratchpad r39 (See the current copy)

 root@x# modprobe dummy
 root@x# ifconfig dummy0 hw ether 01:02:03:04:05:06
 root@x# ifconfig dummy0
 dummy0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 01:02:03:04:05:06
           BROADCAST NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
           TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
           RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
 root@x# ifconfig dummy0 up
 root@x# ifconfig dummy0
 dummy0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 01:02:03:04:05:06
           inet6 addr: fe80::302:3ff:fe04:506/64 Scope:Link
           UP BROADCAST RUNNING NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
           TX packets:1 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
           RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:70 (70.0 b)