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From: morgan@JESSICA.STANFORD.EDU
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Subject: Re: MacTCP/Telnet
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Date: 1 Mar 90 19:03:00 GMT
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> We specified 30 dynamic nodes and 30 static nodes, which means that
> all of the Macs on the AppleTalk must have node numbers within 60
> AFTER the KFPS node number.  Seems to be working okay, but I don't
> know if you can mix static and dynamic node numbers arbitrarily
> throughout the specified range.

The statically-assigned addresses start with the first one above the
IP address of the box itself, and run upwards.  The dynamically-
assigned addresses run upwards from the end of the statically-assigned
ones.  Personally, I've never understood why anyone would use
statically-assigned addresses, since they're harder to set up and have
no obvious benefits.  Are there applications that require them?

 - RL "Bob" Morgan
   Networking Systems
   Stanford