Subject: Re: 64 bit hostid
To: Al Snell <alaric@alaric-snell.com>
From: Ignatios Souvatzis <is@beverly.kleinbus.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 01/03/2001 07:33:09
On Wed, Jan 03, 2001 at 02:09:55AM +0000, Al Snell wrote:
> hostid -f shows the status of the two EUI64 flag bits in the host id -
> "global/local" and "group/individual" - ina readable manner.
If it is in EUI64 form, it should not be a group address. Hm, didn't look
at your code... you're aware that the global bit is inverted between EUI64
and interface IDs? Meaning that 32bit hostids as defined now, and used for
licensing software, can not be used 1:1 for the 64bit hostid, if you require
it to be EUI64.
Regards,
-is