On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:25:27 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. does anybody know if and how MAC addresses are allocated to network > card manufacturers? trere was some comitee that allocates to manufacturers different MAC prefixes. > 2. do manufacturers guarantee the uniqueness of MAC addresses they build? true > 3. is it still true (was it ever true), that if I bought 2 NIC's, > they'll have different MAC addresses? true [ for not very old ethernet cards] > 4. is it the responsibility of the OS to override the default MAC > address if another card with the same (possibly overriden) MAC address > was present on the LAN? As far as i know, driver must allow this, and this process isn't automatic. Only modern drivers allow MAC override [read: win32, nvidia nforce, and wireless :-]
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