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Date:      Sat, 15 May 1999 13:24:23 +0200
From:      sthaug@nethelp.no
To:        wilko@yedi.iaf.nl
Cc:        eischen@vigrid.com, Steve.Gailey@db.com, nate@mt.sri.com, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ifconfig: changing mac address
Message-ID:  <82719.926767463@verdi.nethelp.no>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 14 May 1999 20:08:21 %2B0200 (CEST)"
References:  <199905141808.UAA05979@yedi.iaf.nl>

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> Things like DECnet set the MAC address. Don't ask me why though.

Because there is a one to one correspondence between the DECnet (Phase
IV) address and the MAC address. Ie. if you specify the DECnet address,
you have also implicitly specified the MAC address.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no




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