This is true, but to get around switch problems, one should change the
MAC address using one of the startup scripts.
Marcus
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Subject: RE: quad cards on firewalls
Author: bnagy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) at unix,mime
Date: 25/8/99 10:00
Buh?
You're telling me that every NIC on every Sun box has the _same_ MAC
address? Exactly how are "all switches" designed to "handle" that?
Please tell me that I've drastically misinterpreted this.
Cheers,
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Ben Nagy
Network Consultant, CPM&S Group of Companies
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: peter pajak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, 24 August 1999 10:25 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: quad cards on firewalls
>
>
> not exactly, since all NICs on sun boxes always have the same
> mac address
> (burnt into the motherboard) all switches are designed to
> handle that all
> right.
>
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