diff -r fb06c8ccfd41 Lib/test/test_uuid.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_uuid.py	Wed Nov 19 13:21:13 2014 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_uuid.py	Wed Nov 19 16:14:37 2014 +0100
@@ -320,6 +320,12 @@
             self.check_node(node, 'ifconfig')
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(os.name == 'posix', 'requires Posix')
+    def test_ip_getnode(self):
+        node = uuid._ip_getnode()
+        if node is not None:
+            self.check_node(node, 'ip')
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(os.name == 'posix', 'requires Posix')
     def test_arp_getnode(self):
         node = uuid._arp_getnode()
         if node is not None:
diff -r fb06c8ccfd41 Lib/uuid.py
--- a/Lib/uuid.py	Wed Nov 19 13:21:13 2014 +0200
+++ b/Lib/uuid.py	Wed Nov 19 16:14:37 2014 +0100
@@ -358,6 +358,13 @@
         if mac:
             return mac
 
+def _ip_getnode():
+    """Get the hardware address on Unix by running ip."""
+    # This works on Linux with iproute2.
+    mac = _find_mac('ip', 'link list', ['link/ether'], lambda i: i+1)
+    if mac:
+        return mac
+
 def _arp_getnode():
     """Get the hardware address on Unix by running arp."""
     import os, socket
@@ -536,8 +543,8 @@
     if sys.platform == 'win32':
         getters = [_windll_getnode, _netbios_getnode, _ipconfig_getnode]
     else:
-        getters = [_unixdll_getnode, _ifconfig_getnode, _arp_getnode,
-                   _lanscan_getnode, _netstat_getnode]
+        getters = [_unixdll_getnode, _ifconfig_getnode, _ip_getnode,
+                   _arp_getnode, _lanscan_getnode, _netstat_getnode]
 
     for getter in getters + [_random_getnode]:
         try: