On Thu, Mar 31, 2005 at 11:04:22AM +0530, Martin C. Atkins wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:20:51 -0700 Michael Zappe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > DECnet actually had a deterministic algorithm for assigning MAC
> > addresses.  You had an area number that was 6 bits, and a 10 bit node
> > number.  Then you appended this to AA:00:04:00 to get the MAC address. 
> > Multiple interfaces on the same machine all used the same MAC.  
> 
> Anyone know how vmware allocates its MAC addresses? They appear to
> own a OUI, but what about the other bits?

I seem to recall they document it somewhere.  In their help pages or
online 'Knowledge Base'?

DF

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