--
-- macaddr
--
CREATE TABLE macaddr_data (a int, b macaddr);
INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (1, '08:00:2b:01:02:03');
INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (2, '08-00-2b-01-02-03');
INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (3, '08002b:010203');
INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (4, '08002b-010203');
INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (5, '0800.2b01.0203');
INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (6, '0800-2b01-0203');
INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (7, '08002b010203');
INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (8, '0800:2b01:0203'); -- invalid
ERROR:  invalid input syntax for type macaddr: "0800:2b01:0203"
LINE 1: INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (8, '0800:2b01:0203');
                                            ^
INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (9, 'not even close'); -- invalid
ERROR:  invalid input syntax for type macaddr: "not even close"
LINE 1: INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (9, 'not even close');
                                            ^
INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (10, '08:00:2b:01:02:04');
INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (11, '08:00:2b:01:02:02');
INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (12, '08:00:2a:01:02:03');
INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (13, '08:00:2c:01:02:03');
INSERT INTO macaddr_data VALUES (14, '08:00:2a:01:02:04');
SELECT * FROM macaddr_data;
 a  |         b         
----+-------------------
  1 | 08:00:2b:01:02:03
  2 | 08:00:2b:01:02:03
  3 | 08:00:2b:01:02:03
  4 | 08:00:2b:01:02:03
  5 | 08:00:2b:01:02:03
  6 | 08:00:2b:01:02:03
  7 | 08:00:2b:01:02:03
 10 | 08:00:2b:01:02:04
 11 | 08:00:2b:01:02:02
 12 | 08:00:2a:01:02:03
 13 | 08:00:2c:01:02:03
 14 | 08:00:2a:01:02:04
(12 rows)

CREATE INDEX macaddr_data_btree ON macaddr_data USING btree (b);
CREATE INDEX macaddr_data_hash ON macaddr_data USING hash (b);
SELECT a, b, trunc(b) FROM macaddr_data ORDER BY 2, 1;
 a  |         b         |       trunc       
----+-------------------+-------------------
 12 | 08:00:2a:01:02:03 | 08:00:2a:00:00:00
 14 | 08:00:2a:01:02:04 | 08:00:2a:00:00:00
 11 | 08:00:2b:01:02:02 | 08:00:2b:00:00:00
  1 | 08:00:2b:01:02:03 | 08:00:2b:00:00:00
  2 | 08:00:2b:01:02:03 | 08:00:2b:00:00:00
  3 | 08:00:2b:01:02:03 | 08:00:2b:00:00:00
  4 | 08:00:2b:01:02:03 | 08:00:2b:00:00:00
  5 | 08:00:2b:01:02:03 | 08:00:2b:00:00:00
  6 | 08:00:2b:01:02:03 | 08:00:2b:00:00:00
  7 | 08:00:2b:01:02:03 | 08:00:2b:00:00:00
 10 | 08:00:2b:01:02:04 | 08:00:2b:00:00:00
 13 | 08:00:2c:01:02:03 | 08:00:2c:00:00:00
(12 rows)

SELECT b <  '08:00:2b:01:02:04' FROM macaddr_data WHERE a = 1; -- true
 ?column? 
----------
 t
(1 row)

SELECT b >  '08:00:2b:01:02:04' FROM macaddr_data WHERE a = 1; -- false
 ?column? 
----------
 f
(1 row)

SELECT b >  '08:00:2b:01:02:03' FROM macaddr_data WHERE a = 1; -- false
 ?column? 
----------
 f
(1 row)

SELECT b <= '08:00:2b:01:02:04' FROM macaddr_data WHERE a = 1; -- true
 ?column? 
----------
 t
(1 row)

SELECT b >= '08:00:2b:01:02:04' FROM macaddr_data WHERE a = 1; -- false
 ?column? 
----------
 f
(1 row)

SELECT b =  '08:00:2b:01:02:03' FROM macaddr_data WHERE a = 1; -- true
 ?column? 
----------
 t
(1 row)

SELECT b <> '08:00:2b:01:02:04' FROM macaddr_data WHERE a = 1; -- true
 ?column? 
----------
 t
(1 row)

SELECT b <> '08:00:2b:01:02:03' FROM macaddr_data WHERE a = 1; -- false
 ?column? 
----------
 f
(1 row)

SELECT ~b                       FROM macaddr_data;
     ?column?      
-------------------
 f7:ff:d4:fe:fd:fc
 f7:ff:d4:fe:fd:fc
 f7:ff:d4:fe:fd:fc
 f7:ff:d4:fe:fd:fc
 f7:ff:d4:fe:fd:fc
 f7:ff:d4:fe:fd:fc
 f7:ff:d4:fe:fd:fc
 f7:ff:d4:fe:fd:fb
 f7:ff:d4:fe:fd:fd
 f7:ff:d5:fe:fd:fc
 f7:ff:d3:fe:fd:fc
 f7:ff:d5:fe:fd:fb
(12 rows)

SELECT  b & '00:00:00:ff:ff:ff' FROM macaddr_data;
     ?column?      
-------------------
 00:00:00:01:02:03
 00:00:00:01:02:03
 00:00:00:01:02:03
 00:00:00:01:02:03
 00:00:00:01:02:03
 00:00:00:01:02:03
 00:00:00:01:02:03
 00:00:00:01:02:04
 00:00:00:01:02:02
 00:00:00:01:02:03
 00:00:00:01:02:03
 00:00:00:01:02:04
(12 rows)

SELECT  b | '01:02:03:04:05:06' FROM macaddr_data;
     ?column?      
-------------------
 09:02:2b:05:07:07
 09:02:2b:05:07:07
 09:02:2b:05:07:07
 09:02:2b:05:07:07
 09:02:2b:05:07:07
 09:02:2b:05:07:07
 09:02:2b:05:07:07
 09:02:2b:05:07:06
 09:02:2b:05:07:06
 09:02:2b:05:07:07
 09:02:2f:05:07:07
 09:02:2b:05:07:06
(12 rows)

DROP TABLE macaddr_data;