Subject: Re: Znyx multi channel ethernet cards
To: Wolfgang Solfrank <ws@kurt.tools.de>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 04/10/1997 11:43:41
Wolfgang Solfrank writes:
> > >>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?

Yes.

This is, in fact, part of the ethernet spec, and is in fact needed for
things like XNS.

Perry