>Are you intending that the sparc implementation of hostid be >unchanged? Why not use the same mechanism on all platforms?
I don't believe so. >Why not simply use the hex form of the primary IP address? It's simple, >unique, and used elsewhere. And it will be unique on a given network and >stable if hardware is replaced. Perhaps because it may be non-existant or set (very) late in boot. It is also changable (for DHCP clients) Casper
