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From: powsner@csb1.nlm.nih.gov (Seth M Powsner)
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Subject: Re: MacTCP/Kstar/Dynamic IP addresses
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Date: 7 Jul 90 12:48:39 GMT
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It may be that MacTCP "Dynamic" IP Address assignment means that MacTCP will
try to generate an IP Address in the appropriate (?) range based on the
AppleTalk node address of the machine and then check (NBP?) with other
nodes to see if the IP Addr is already taken. Vaguely remember hearing about
that capability. Don't know anyone who uses it. Maybe it would be more
useful in an environment where you weren't using TCP/IP encapsulated in
AppleTalk. In any case, when I was Beta-testing MacX I had trouble with the
term "Dynamic" for MacTCP <> "Dynamic" for FastPath and folks at Apple
seemed to be aware of this. Maybe they couldn't revise the manuals so...

Seth M Powsner powsner.medinf@yccatsmtp.ycc.yale.edu
               powsner@yalemed.bitnet