set enable_seqscan=off; CREATE TABLE test_macaddr8 ( i macaddr8 ); INSERT INTO test_macaddr8 VALUES ( '22:00:5c:03:55:08:01:02' ), ( '22:00:5c:04:55:08:01:02' ), ( '22:00:5c:05:55:08:01:02' ), ( '22:00:5c:08:55:08:01:02' ), ( '22:00:5c:09:55:08:01:02' ), ( '22:00:5c:10:55:08:01:02' ) ; CREATE INDEX idx_macaddr8 ON test_macaddr8 USING gin (i); SELECT * FROM test_macaddr8 WHERE i<'22:00:5c:08:55:08:01:02'::macaddr8 ORDER BY i; i ------------------------- 22:00:5c:03:55:08:01:02 22:00:5c:04:55:08:01:02 22:00:5c:05:55:08:01:02 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_macaddr8 WHERE i<='22:00:5c:08:55:08:01:02'::macaddr8 ORDER BY i; i ------------------------- 22:00:5c:03:55:08:01:02 22:00:5c:04:55:08:01:02 22:00:5c:05:55:08:01:02 22:00:5c:08:55:08:01:02 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_macaddr8 WHERE i='22:00:5c:08:55:08:01:02'::macaddr8 ORDER BY i; i ------------------------- 22:00:5c:08:55:08:01:02 (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_macaddr8 WHERE i>='22:00:5c:08:55:08:01:02'::macaddr8 ORDER BY i; i ------------------------- 22:00:5c:08:55:08:01:02 22:00:5c:09:55:08:01:02 22:00:5c:10:55:08:01:02 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_macaddr8 WHERE i>'22:00:5c:08:55:08:01:02'::macaddr8 ORDER BY i; i ------------------------- 22:00:5c:09:55:08:01:02 22:00:5c:10:55:08:01:02 (2 rows)