diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 049eec0..2e4079a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ members = [
     "libs/xen/xenevtchn",
     "libs/xen/xencall",
     "libs/xen/xenclient",
+    "libs/advmac",
     "libs/loopdev",
     "hypha",
 ]
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ path-clean = "1.0.1"
 ureq = "2.9.1"
 url = "2.5.0"
 cli-tables = "0.2.1"
+rand = "0.8.5"
+arrayvec = "0.7.4"
 
 [workspace.dependencies.uuid]
 version = "1.6.1"
diff --git a/hypha/Cargo.toml b/hypha/Cargo.toml
index ad08d24..70b51d4 100644
--- a/hypha/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hypha/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ uuid = { workspace = true }
 workspace = true
 features = ["process"]
 
+[dependencies.advmac]
+path = "../libs/advmac"
+
 [dependencies.loopdev]
 path = "../libs/loopdev"
 
diff --git a/hypha/src/ctl/mod.rs b/hypha/src/ctl/mod.rs
index bcbf89d..c819b0a 100644
--- a/hypha/src/ctl/mod.rs
+++ b/hypha/src/ctl/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::image::cache::ImageCache;
 use crate::image::name::ImageName;
 use crate::image::{ImageCompiler, ImageInfo};
 use crate::shared::LaunchInfo;
+use advmac::MacAddr6;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use loopdev::LoopControl;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::{fs, io, thread};
 use termion::raw::IntoRawMode;
 use uuid::Uuid;
-use xenclient::{DomainConfig, DomainDisk, XenClient};
+use xenclient::{DomainConfig, DomainDisk, DomainNetworkInterface, XenClient};
 use xenstore::client::{XsdClient, XsdInterface};
 
 pub struct Controller {
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ impl Controller {
         let cmdline_options = [if debug { "debug" } else { "quiet" }, "elevator=noop"];
         let cmdline = cmdline_options.join(" ");
 
+        let mac = MacAddr6::random().to_string().replace('-', ":");
         let config = DomainConfig {
             backend_domid: 0,
             name: &name,
@@ -121,7 +123,12 @@ impl Controller {
                     writable: false,
                 },
             ],
-            vifs: vec![],
+            vifs: vec![DomainNetworkInterface {
+                mac: &mac,
+                mtu: 1500,
+                bridge: "xenbr0",
+                script: "/etc/xen/scripts/vif-bridge",
+            }],
             filesystems: vec![],
             extra_keys: vec![
                 ("hypha/uuid".to_string(), uuid.to_string()),
diff --git a/initrd/build.sh b/initrd/build.sh
index 7e8b553..cb01d6e 100755
--- a/initrd/build.sh
+++ b/initrd/build.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
-TARGET="x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"
+TARGET="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
 
 export RUSTFLAGS="-Ctarget-feature=+crt-static"
 cd "$(dirname "${0}")/.."
diff --git a/libs/advmac/Cargo.toml b/libs/advmac/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0bad97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/advmac/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# This package is from https://github.com/GamePad64/advmac
+# Mycelium maintains an in-tree version because of dependencies
+# being out of date.
+[package]
+name = "advmac"
+version.workspace = true
+license = "MIT"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[lib]
+name = "advmac"
+
+[dependencies]
+serde = { workspace = true }
+rand = { workspace = true }
+arrayvec = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/libs/advmac/src/lib.rs b/libs/advmac/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff8b5d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/advmac/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,473 @@
+mod parser;
+
+use arrayvec::ArrayString;
+use core::fmt::{self, Debug, Display, Formatter};
+use core::str::FromStr;
+use rand::Rng;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
+use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr};
+
+#[derive(Eq, PartialEq, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum ParseError {
+    InvalidMac,
+    InvalidLength { length: usize },
+}
+
+impl Display for ParseError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::InvalidMac => write!(f, "invalid MAC address"),
+            Self::InvalidLength { length } => write!(f, "invalid string length: {}", length),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for ParseError {}
+
+#[derive(Eq, PartialEq, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum IpError {
+    NotLinkLocal,
+    NotMulticast,
+}
+
+impl Display for IpError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::NotLinkLocal => write!(f, "not link-local address"),
+            Self::NotMulticast => write!(f, "not multicast address"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for IpError {}
+
+/// Maximum formatted size.
+///
+/// It is useful for creating a stack-allocated buffer `[u8; MAC_MAX_SIZE]`
+/// and formatting address into it using [MacAddr6::format_write] or [MacAddr8::format_write].
+pub const MAC_MAX_SIZE: usize = 23;
+/// Size of formatted MAC using [MacAddr6::format_string] and [MacAddrFormat::Canonical].
+pub const MAC_CANONICAL_SIZE6: usize = 17;
+/// Size of formatted MAC using [MacAddr8::format_string] and [MacAddrFormat::Canonical].
+pub const MAC_CANONICAL_SIZE8: usize = 23;
+/// Size of formatted MAC using [MacAddr6::format_string] and [MacAddrFormat::ColonNotation].
+pub const MAC_COLON_NOTATION_SIZE6: usize = 17;
+/// Size of formatted MAC using [MacAddr8::format_string] and [MacAddrFormat::ColonNotation].
+pub const MAC_COLON_NOTATION_SIZE8: usize = 23;
+/// Size of formatted MAC using [MacAddr6::format_string] and [MacAddrFormat::DotNotation].
+pub const MAC_DOT_NOTATION_SIZE6: usize = 14;
+/// Size of formatted MAC using [MacAddr8::format_string] and [MacAddrFormat::DotNotation].
+pub const MAC_DOT_NOTATION_SIZE8: usize = 19;
+/// Size of formatted MAC using [MacAddr6::format_string] and [MacAddrFormat::Hexadecimal].
+pub const MAC_HEXADECIMAL_SIZE6: usize = 12;
+/// Size of formatted MAC using [MacAddr8::format_string] and [MacAddrFormat::Hexadecimal].
+pub const MAC_HEXADECIMAL_SIZE8: usize = 16;
+/// Size of formatted MAC using [MacAddr6::format_string] and [MacAddrFormat::Hexadecimal0x].
+pub const MAC_HEXADECIMAL0X_SIZE6: usize = 14;
+/// Size of formatted MAC using [MacAddr8::format_string] and [MacAddrFormat::Hexadecimal0x].
+pub const MAC_HEXADECIMAL0X_SIZE8: usize = 18;
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub enum MacAddrFormat {
+    /// `AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF` (17 bytes) or `AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF-GG-HH` (23 bytes)
+    Canonical,
+    /// `AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF` (17 bytes) or `AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF:GG:HH` (23 bytes)
+    ColonNotation,
+    /// `AABB.CCDD.EEFF` (14 bytes) or `AABB.CCDD.EEFF.GGHH` (19 bytes)
+    DotNotation,
+    /// `AABBCCDDEEFF` (12 bytes) or `AABBCCDDEEFFGGHH` (16 bytes)
+    Hexadecimal,
+    /// `0xAABBCCDDEEFF` (14 bytes) or `0xAABBCCDDEEFFGGHH` (18 bytes)
+    Hexadecimal0x,
+}
+
+macro_rules! mac_impl {
+    ($nm:ident, $sz:literal, $hex_sz:literal) => {
+        impl $nm {
+            pub const fn new(eui: [u8; $sz]) -> Self {
+                Self(eui)
+            }
+
+            pub fn random() -> Self {
+                let mut result = Self::default();
+                rand::rngs::OsRng.fill(result.as_mut_slice());
+                result
+            }
+
+            pub const fn broadcast() -> Self {
+                Self([0xFF; $sz])
+            }
+
+            pub const fn nil() -> Self {
+                Self([0; $sz])
+            }
+
+            /// Sets *locally administered* flag
+            pub fn set_local(&mut self, v: bool) {
+                if v {
+                    self.0[0] |= 0b0000_0010;
+                } else {
+                    self.0[0] &= !0b0000_0010;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /// Returns the state of *locally administered* flag
+            pub const fn is_local(&self) -> bool {
+                (self.0[0] & 0b0000_0010) != 0
+            }
+
+            /// Sets *multicast* flag
+            pub fn set_multicast(&mut self, v: bool) {
+                if v {
+                    self.0[0] |= 0b0000_0001;
+                } else {
+                    self.0[0] &= !0b0000_0001;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /// Returns the state of *multicast* flag
+            pub const fn is_multicast(&self) -> bool {
+                (self.0[0] & 0b0000_0001) != 0
+            }
+
+            /// Returns [organizationally unique identifier (OUI)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizationally_unique_identifier) of this MAC address
+            pub const fn oui(&self) -> [u8; 3] {
+                [self.0[0], self.0[1], self.0[2]]
+            }
+
+            /// Sets [organizationally unique identifier (OUI)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizationally_unique_identifier) for this MAC address
+            pub fn set_oui(&mut self, oui: [u8; 3]) {
+                self.0[..3].copy_from_slice(&oui);
+            }
+
+            /// Returns internal array representation for this MAC address, consuming it
+            pub const fn to_array(self) -> [u8; $sz] {
+                self.0
+            }
+
+            /// Returns internal array representation for this MAC address as [u8] slice
+            pub const fn as_slice(&self) -> &[u8] {
+                &self.0
+            }
+
+            /// Returns internal array representation for this MAC address as mutable [u8] slice
+            pub fn as_mut_slice(&mut self) -> &mut [u8] {
+                &mut self.0
+            }
+
+            /// Returns internal array representation for this MAC address as [core::ffi::c_char] slice.
+            /// This can be useful in parsing `ifr_hwaddr`, for example.
+            pub const fn as_c_slice(&self) -> &[core::ffi::c_char] {
+                unsafe { &*(self.as_slice() as *const _ as *const [core::ffi::c_char]) }
+            }
+
+            /// Parse MAC address from string and return it as `MacAddr`.
+            /// This function can be used in const context, so MAC address can be parsed in compile-time.
+            pub const fn parse_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, ParseError> {
+                match parser::MacParser::<$sz, $hex_sz>::parse(s) {
+                    Ok(v) => Ok(Self(v)),
+                    Err(e) => Err(e),
+                }
+            }
+
+            /// Write MAC address to `impl core::fmt::Write`, which can be used in `no_std` environments.
+            ///
+            /// It can be used like this with [arrayvec::ArrayString] without allocations:
+            /// ```
+            /// use arrayvec::ArrayString;
+            /// use advmac::{MacAddr6, MacAddrFormat, MAC_CANONICAL_SIZE6};
+            ///
+            /// let mac = MacAddr6::parse_str("AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF").unwrap();
+            ///
+            /// let mut buf = ArrayString::<MAC_CANONICAL_SIZE6>::new();
+            /// mac.format_write(&mut buf, MacAddrFormat::Canonical).unwrap();
+            /// # assert_eq!(buf.as_str(), "AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF")
+            /// ```
+            pub fn format_write<T: fmt::Write>(
+                &self,
+                f: &mut T,
+                format: MacAddrFormat,
+            ) -> fmt::Result {
+                match format {
+                    MacAddrFormat::Canonical => self.write_internal(f, "", "-", "-"),
+                    MacAddrFormat::ColonNotation => self.write_internal(f, "", ":", ":"),
+                    MacAddrFormat::DotNotation => self.write_internal(f, "", "", "."),
+                    MacAddrFormat::Hexadecimal => self.write_internal(f, "", "", ""),
+                    MacAddrFormat::Hexadecimal0x => self.write_internal(f, "0x", "", ""),
+                }
+            }
+
+            /// Write MAC address to [String]. This function uses [Self::format_write] internally and
+            /// produces the same result, but in string form, which can be convenient in non-constrainted
+            /// environments.
+
+            pub fn format_string(&self, format: MacAddrFormat) -> String {
+                let mut buf = String::new();
+                self.format_write(&mut buf, format).unwrap();
+                buf
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl Display for $nm {
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+                self.format_write(f, MacAddrFormat::Canonical)
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl Debug for $nm {
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+                self.format_write(f, MacAddrFormat::Canonical)
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl From<[u8; $sz]> for $nm {
+            fn from(arr: [u8; $sz]) -> Self {
+                Self(arr)
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl TryFrom<&[u8]> for $nm {
+            type Error = ParseError;
+
+            fn try_from(value: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+                Ok(Self(value.try_into().map_err(|_| ParseError::InvalidMac)?))
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl TryFrom<&[core::ffi::c_char]> for $nm {
+            type Error = ParseError;
+
+            fn try_from(value: &[core::ffi::c_char]) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+                Self::try_from(unsafe { &*(value as *const _ as *const [u8]) })
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl TryFrom<&str> for $nm {
+            type Error = ParseError;
+
+            fn try_from(value: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+                Self::parse_str(value)
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl TryFrom<String> for $nm {
+            type Error = ParseError;
+
+            fn try_from(value: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+                Self::parse_str(&value)
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl FromStr for $nm {
+            type Err = ParseError;
+
+            fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+                Self::parse_str(s)
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl Serialize for $nm {
+            fn serialize<S: Serializer>(&self, s: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+                let mut buf = ArrayString::<MAC_MAX_SIZE>::new();
+                self.format_write(&mut buf, MacAddrFormat::Canonical)
+                    .unwrap();
+                s.serialize_str(buf.as_ref())
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for $nm {
+            fn deserialize<D: Deserializer<'de>>(d: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> {
+                Self::from_str(ArrayString::<MAC_MAX_SIZE>::deserialize(d)?.as_ref())
+                    .map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+/// MAC address, represented as EUI-48
+#[repr(transparent)]
+#[derive(Default, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Ord, PartialOrd)]
+pub struct MacAddr6([u8; 6]);
+/// MAC address, represented as EUI-64
+#[repr(transparent)]
+#[derive(Default, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Ord, PartialOrd)]
+pub struct MacAddr8([u8; 8]);
+
+mac_impl!(MacAddr6, 6, 12);
+mac_impl!(MacAddr8, 8, 16);
+
+impl MacAddr6 {
+    pub const fn to_modified_eui64(self) -> MacAddr8 {
+        let b = self.to_array();
+        MacAddr8([b[0] ^ 0b00000010, b[1], b[2], 0xFF, 0xFE, b[3], b[4], b[5]])
+    }
+
+    pub const fn try_from_modified_eui64(eui64: MacAddr8) -> Result<Self, IpError> {
+        let b = eui64.to_array();
+        if (b[3] == 0xFF) | (b[4] == 0xFE) {
+            Ok(Self([b[0] ^ 0b00000010, b[1], b[2], b[5], b[6], b[7]]))
+        } else {
+            Err(IpError::NotLinkLocal)
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub const fn to_link_local_ipv6(self) -> Ipv6Addr {
+        let mac64 = self.to_modified_eui64().to_array();
+
+        Ipv6Addr::new(
+            0xFE80,
+            0x0000,
+            0x0000,
+            0x0000,
+            ((mac64[0] as u16) << 8) + mac64[1] as u16,
+            ((mac64[2] as u16) << 8) + mac64[3] as u16,
+            ((mac64[4] as u16) << 8) + mac64[5] as u16,
+            ((mac64[6] as u16) << 8) + mac64[7] as u16,
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub const fn try_from_link_local_ipv6(ip: Ipv6Addr) -> Result<Self, IpError> {
+        let octets = ip.octets();
+        if (octets[0] != 0xFE)
+            | (octets[1] != 0x80)
+            | (octets[2] != 0x00)
+            | (octets[3] != 0x00)
+            | (octets[4] != 0x00)
+            | (octets[5] != 0x00)
+            | (octets[6] != 0x00)
+            | (octets[7] != 0x00)
+            | (octets[11] != 0xFF)
+            | (octets[12] != 0xFE)
+        {
+            return Err(IpError::NotLinkLocal);
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self([
+            octets[8] ^ 0b00000010,
+            octets[9],
+            octets[10],
+            octets[13],
+            octets[14],
+            octets[15],
+        ]))
+    }
+
+    pub const fn try_from_multicast_ipv4(ip: Ipv4Addr) -> Result<Self, IpError> {
+        if !ip.is_multicast() {
+            return Err(IpError::NotMulticast);
+        }
+        let b = ip.octets();
+        Ok(Self::new([0x01, 0x00, 0x5E, b[1] & 0x7F, b[2], b[3]]))
+    }
+
+    pub const fn try_from_multicast_ipv6(ip: Ipv6Addr) -> Result<Self, IpError> {
+        if !ip.is_multicast() {
+            return Err(IpError::NotMulticast);
+        }
+        let b = ip.octets();
+        Ok(Self::new([0x33, 0x33, b[12], b[13], b[14], b[15]]))
+    }
+
+    pub const fn try_from_multicast_ip(ip: IpAddr) -> Result<Self, IpError> {
+        match ip {
+            IpAddr::V4(ip) => Self::try_from_multicast_ipv4(ip),
+            IpAddr::V6(ip) => Self::try_from_multicast_ipv6(ip),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl MacAddr6 {
+    // String representations
+    fn write_internal<T: fmt::Write>(
+        &self,
+        f: &mut T,
+        pre: &str,
+        sep: &str,
+        sep2: &str,
+    ) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "{pre}{:02X}{sep}{:02X}{sep2}{:02X}{sep}{:02X}{sep2}{:02X}{sep}{:02X}",
+            self.0[0], self.0[1], self.0[2], self.0[3], self.0[4], self.0[5]
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl MacAddr8 {
+    // String representations
+    fn write_internal<T: fmt::Write>(
+        &self,
+        f: &mut T,
+        pre: &str,
+        sep: &str,
+        sep2: &str,
+    ) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "{pre}{:02X}{sep}{:02X}{sep2}{:02X}{sep}{:02X}{sep2}{:02X}{sep}{:02X}{sep2}{:02X}{sep}{:02X}",
+            self.0[0], self.0[1], self.0[2], self.0[3], self.0[4], self.0[5], self.0[6], self.0[7]
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+/// Convenience macro for creating [MacAddr6] in compile-time.
+///
+/// Example:
+/// ```
+/// use advmac::{mac6, MacAddr6};
+/// const MAC6: MacAddr6 = mac6!("11:22:33:44:55:66");
+/// # assert_eq!(MAC6.to_array(), [0x11, 0x22, 0x33, 0x44, 0x55, 0x66]);
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! mac6 {
+    ($s:expr) => {
+        match $crate::MacAddr6::parse_str($s) {
+            Ok(mac) => mac,
+            Err(_) => panic!("Invalid MAC address"),
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+/// Convenience macro for creating [MacAddr8] in compile-time.
+///
+/// Example:
+/// ```
+/// use advmac::{mac8, MacAddr8};
+/// const MAC8: MacAddr8 = mac8!("11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88");
+/// # assert_eq!(MAC8.to_array(), [0x11, 0x22, 0x33, 0x44, 0x55, 0x66, 0x77, 0x88]);
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! mac8 {
+    ($s:expr) => {
+        match $crate::MacAddr8::parse_str($s) {
+            Ok(mac) => mac,
+            Err(_) => panic!("Invalid MAC address"),
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    #[test]
+    fn test_flags_roundtrip() {
+        let mut addr = mac6!("50:74:f2:b1:a8:7f");
+        assert!(!addr.is_local());
+        assert!(!addr.is_multicast());
+
+        addr.set_multicast(true);
+        assert!(!addr.is_local());
+        assert!(addr.is_multicast());
+
+        addr.set_local(true);
+        assert!(addr.is_local());
+        assert!(addr.is_multicast());
+
+        addr.set_multicast(false);
+        assert!(addr.is_local());
+        assert!(!addr.is_multicast());
+
+        addr.set_local(false);
+        assert!(!addr.is_local());
+        assert!(!addr.is_multicast());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libs/advmac/src/parser.rs b/libs/advmac/src/parser.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63b2d9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/advmac/src/parser.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+use crate::ParseError;
+
+// This whole thing is written this way to be const.
+// If you want normal hex handling, just use hex crate
+pub struct MacParser<const N: usize, const N2: usize>;
+
+impl<const N: usize, const N2: usize> MacParser<N, N2> {
+    const CANONICAL_COLON_SIZE: usize = 3 * N - 1;
+    const DOT_NOTATION_SIZE: usize = (2 * N) + (N / 2 - 1);
+    const HEXADECIMAL_SIZE: usize = 2 * N;
+    const HEXADECIMAL0X_SIZE: usize = 2 * N + 2;
+
+    #[inline]
+    const fn nibble(v: u8) -> Result<u8, ParseError> {
+        match v {
+            b'A'..=b'F' => Ok(10 + (v - b'A')),
+            b'a'..=b'f' => Ok(10 + (v - b'a')),
+            b'0'..=b'9' => Ok(v - b'0'),
+            _ => Err(ParseError::InvalidMac),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    const fn byte(b1: u8, b2: u8) -> Result<u8, ParseError> {
+        // ? is not available in const
+        match (Self::nibble(b1), Self::nibble(b2)) {
+            (Ok(v1), Ok(v2)) => Ok((v1 << 4) + v2),
+            (Err(e), _) | (_, Err(e)) => Err(e),
+        }
+    }
+
+    const fn from_hex(s: &[u8]) -> Result<[u8; N], ParseError> {
+        if s.len() != Self::HEXADECIMAL_SIZE {
+            return Err(ParseError::InvalidLength { length: s.len() });
+        }
+
+        let mut result = [0u8; N];
+
+        // for-loops and iterators are unavailable in const
+        let mut i = 0;
+        while i < N {
+            result[i] = match Self::byte(s[2 * i], s[2 * i + 1]) {
+                Ok(v) => v,
+                Err(e) => return Err(e),
+            };
+            i += 1;
+        }
+
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+
+    const fn check_separator(s: &[u8], sep: u8, group_len: usize) -> bool {
+        let mut i = group_len;
+        while i < s.len() {
+            if s[i] != sep {
+                return false;
+            }
+            i += group_len + 1;
+        }
+        true
+    }
+
+    const fn parse_separated(s: &[u8], sep: u8, group_len: usize) -> Result<[u8; N], ParseError> {
+        let expected_len = (2 * N) + ((2 * N) / group_len) - 1;
+        if s.len() != expected_len {
+            return Err(ParseError::InvalidLength { length: s.len() });
+        }
+
+        if !Self::check_separator(s, sep, group_len) {
+            return Err(ParseError::InvalidMac);
+        }
+
+        let mut hex_buf = [0u8; N2];
+
+        let (mut in_i, mut out_i) = (0, 0);
+        while in_i < s.len() {
+            if (in_i + 1) % (group_len + 1) != 0 {
+                hex_buf[out_i] = s[in_i];
+                out_i += 1;
+            }
+            in_i += 1;
+        }
+
+        Self::from_hex(&hex_buf)
+    }
+
+    pub const fn parse(s: &str) -> Result<[u8; N], ParseError> {
+        let s = s.as_bytes();
+
+        if s.len() == Self::HEXADECIMAL_SIZE {
+            Self::from_hex(s)
+        } else if (s.len() == Self::HEXADECIMAL0X_SIZE) && (s[0] == b'0') && (s[1] == b'x') {
+            // unsafe is the only way I know to make it const
+            Self::from_hex(unsafe {
+                core::slice::from_raw_parts(s.as_ptr().offset(2), s.len() - 2)
+            })
+        } else if s.len() == Self::CANONICAL_COLON_SIZE {
+            let sep = s[2];
+            match sep {
+                b'-' | b':' => Self::parse_separated(s, sep, 2),
+                _ => Err(ParseError::InvalidMac),
+            }
+        } else if s.len() == Self::DOT_NOTATION_SIZE {
+            let sep = s[4];
+            match sep {
+                b'.' => Self::parse_separated(s, sep, 4),
+                _ => Err(ParseError::InvalidMac),
+            }
+        } else {
+            Err(ParseError::InvalidLength { length: s.len() })
+        }
+    }
+}