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From: Bill Pechter <pechter@pechter.dyndns.org>
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Subject: Re: MAC Address change
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> > From: "Will Mitayai Keeso Rowe" <mitayai@dreaming.org>
> > To: "David Erickson" <erickson@mddsg.com>
> > Cc: <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>
> > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 3:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: MAC Address
> >
> >
> > > Dave,
> > >
> > > I'm sure you could work it out, but i'm curious as why you would want
> > > to do this? A MAC address provides a necessary function in it's
> sequences
> > > of set prefixes and it's sequence of unique suffixes.
> > >
> > > -Mit
> > >

Also, certain protocols also tinker with the MAC address -- for example
DECnet -- which I believe uses part of the DECnet area number in your MAC 
address for routing.

I'll be looking into the DECnet further when I get my Vax running and Linux
DECnet talking to it.

--Bill


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