On Tue, 17 May 2005 14:48:23 +0900
giuseppe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> In IPv6 stateless address autoconfiguration, how is it possible that the 
> generated address could be duplicated?
> The MAC that host appends to the link prefix is unique, isn't it?

Not necessarily, a mistake could have been made during manufacturer
assignment of serial numbers, or a net admin could make a mistake if
they choose to use locally assigned MAC addresses. A few examples of
this happening were raised on this ML a while back, the thread can be
accessed here :

http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12198.html

Regards,
Mark.

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