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From: art@opal.acc.com (Art Berggreen)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Token Ring ARPs
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Date: 5 Apr 91 23:31:40 GMT
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Reply-To: art@opal.acc.com (Art Berggreen)
Organization: Advanced Computer Communications, Santa Barbara, California
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The research community has been pushing for all MAC addresses carried
as data in communication protocols to always be in cannonical format.
This is at odds with older implementations for the Token Ring which
were based on RFC1042 (use of SNAP).

I'm curious as to if and when this might have an effect on products in
the marketplace.  I believe there is a large installed base that uses
the RFC1042 style ARPs where the MAC addresses are in wire order.

Are there any products out there that use cannonical order?
Are there any coming?  Does anyone have any other information?

Art