Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered:
On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:10:57 -0400 (EDT) bdragon@gweep.net wrote:
manufacturer assigned macs are guaranteed to be globally unique.
Theoretically. I didn't experience it personally, but I believe there was at least one fairly well known event a few years back where a manufacturer shipped cards with duplicated UAAs.
Ascend had a run of Pipeline ISDN routers where the record stuck the record stuck the record stuck [1] the MAC incrementor stuck on the production line. No one noticed for months until some poor guy had TWO on one LAN segment... [1] Apologies to Monty Python.. -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433