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From: CNV38@BNR.CA (Mike Hui, M.H.)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Non-unique IP Addresses
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Date: 25 Jan 89 14:19:00 GMT
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Hi,

Whenever an address has to be assigned and entered into a machine
by a person, there is always the possibility of non-uniqueness.

Fox example, the same IP address could be entered into two workstations.
This problem is not unique to IP addresses -- similar situations
can occur in, say, OSI NSAP addresses and locally administered MAC
addresses.

I imagine this problem must have been encountered, solved, specified,
and implemented.
(When two SUNs are assigned the same address, one of them won't come
up).
Somehow, I just couldn't find the right information on any RFCs or
other documents.

I would appreciate any help I can get.



Mike Hui

Bell-Northern Research
P.O.Box 3511, Station C
Ottawa, Canada K1Y 4H7

Tel: (613)-763-4020

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