Re: Why do we need MAC addresses?

From: Marc Maurer (j.m.maurer_at_student.utwente.nl)
Date: Wed Mar 03 2004 - 13:46:59 EST

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    it is normally used as input for the random number generator. When no
    mac address is available, just fallback to some default number...

    Marc

    Op wo 03-03-2004, om 18:27 schreef msevior_at_physics.unimelb.edu.au:
    > Hi Tomas,
    > Currently the unix build has an assert on start-up because we
    > haven't implemented the UT_UnixMisc getMAC address function.
    >
    > We're wondering what this actually does. There re many instances when
    > computers will not have MAC address and other instances when different
    > users will have the same MAC address (eg multi-user systems).
    >
    > So it's not clear what the get MAC address will actually do. Can you
    > describe what you're trying to achieve with it?
    >
    > Can we think of other ways to achieve it?
    >
    > Cheers
    >
    > Martin 

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Marc Maurer <j.m.maurer_at_student.utwente.nl>

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