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From: lindh@uhasun.hartford.edu (Andrew Lindh)
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Subject: Re: How do you get a ENet Addr?
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Date: 27 Jul 90 22:01:03 GMT
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In article <1990Jul25.090203.1@rogue.llnl.gov>, oberman@rogue.llnl.gov writes
> .......
> putting out a device which gets it's Ethernet address from software.
> 
> I don't have the Ethernet or 802.3 spec handy, but I believe that this is NOT
> legal. And, even if it is, it's dangerous. It is critical that all Ethernet
> devices have globally unique addresses. The hardware assignment of these
> ainsures that there can NEVER be two the same.The portion of the spec allowing
> software to reset this address is something I've always objected to, but it is
> there.

Every DEC computer uses a software address!!! If you want to run DECnet
you have to change your address with software. I do not know if DEC
computers also have a hardware address. In this environment it is
very simple to have two computers with the same address...it drives
our bridges crazy!
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