Subject: Re: Znyx multi channel ethernet cards
To: Wolfgang Solfrank <ws@kurt.tools.de>
From: dennis <dennis@etinc.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 04/08/1997 12:32:31
At 06:23 PM 4/8/97 +0200, Wolfgang Solfrank wrote:
>> >>In message <199704071644.KAA13648@fast.cs.utah.edu>Kevin Van Maren writes
>> >>>There are two problems with these cards, which the newer driver
>> >>>should deal with just fine:
>> >>>1. There is only one ethernet address for all the interfaces
>
>Excuse the late entry into this, but what is the problem with only one
>ethernet address for all interfaces?
>
>AFAIK, e.g. Suns always use the same ethernet address for all their
>interfaces, don't they?

'cause its illegal...each device on each net must have a globally
unique address. The fact that you can make it work is irrelevent.

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