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From: AD@BROWNVM.BITNET (Arif Diwan)
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Subject: Re: how do I setup a unique address for our system?
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RFCs are one of the best source for this. RFC 992 discusses Internet Numbers.
There are other RFCs such as RFC 950 dealing with subnetting, and RFC 882 and
RFC 883 dealing with Domain names which may prove to be very useful.
Aside from that there is a DDN Protocol handbook call 1(800)235-3155 for
ordering info. This handbook contains background info as well numerous RFCs.