Subject: Re: random ip_id must be configurable
To: Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino <itojun@itojun.org>
From: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
List: tech-net
Date: 09/12/2003 00:34:02 
> 
> 	reducing?  with ip_randomid(), the *guaranteed minimum* interval between
> 	the generation of the same output value is 36000 calls.
> 	even after 36000 calls, it is highly unlikely that we see the same
> 	number generated from ip_randomid().  if you have concrete number
> 	please show me.

Ok you do you get to 36000?
From memory the worst case is about 4097.

	David

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