Didn't Intel have a solution that's built-into the cpu chip? Steve B. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Matt Fahrner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 10:27:55 -0400 >On Suns the hostid is actually encoded on a EPROM chip in a socket on >the motherboard (though it is actually possible to switch these chips >from similar hardware). It is designed to be non-spoofable, though there >is a fairly easy way with dynamic libraries to hack it (not that I'm >advocating this). I'm not sure exactly how Linux generates the hostid >but it's enlikely that there is anything on a PC motherboard (short of >perhaps the LAN MAC) to generate a unique, consistent, and non-spoofable >hostid. > > - Matt > >John Birkrem wrote: >> >> My only thought is this, If Linus dies, and all Linux development is 100% to >> the indivual companies, what happens to the portability and unity? Or is this >> not an issue? >> >> thanks >> jb >> >> > Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 10:16:33 -0400 >> > From: Matt Fahrner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > X-Accept-Language: en >> > MIME-Version: 1.0 >> > To: R Swiernik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Subject: Re: Leda (Linux) NIS server >> > >> > Regarding using Linux for our NIS and DNS servers... >> > >> > R Swiernik wrote: >> > > >> > > How about a commercial supported OS for $75... >> > > >> > > From the company that created NIS... >> > > >> > > How critical is your network system... >> > >> > I actually like Solaris a lot so it wouldn't bother me to use the >> > Solaris operating system. On the other hand, I am adverse to paying well >> > over twice the cost for a system that doesn't even perform as well. I >> > would probably be happy with Solaris x86, but Solaris Sparc is in my >> > opinion increasing becoming a waste of money. A beefy PC is far more >> > recyclable than any Sparc based box. >> > >> > RedHat is $0 (or $75 if you want to buy the distributed CD). It is both >> > a commercially supported OS and it is a non-commercially supported OS, >> > meaning that rather than having one party to fix everything you have >> > both business units (RedHat, SuSe, IBM, etc.) as well as an entire open >> > source community. Additionally if they won't fix it, you can. The >> > ability to access source code has already saved enormous time on our >> > part (though Sun is starting to offer this, maybe?). >> > >> > Incidentally the last problem with Linux NIS we solved was in fact a Sun >> > bug that had been bugged since 1993 and not fixed. Increasingly when I >> > put tickets in with Sun they receive little attention or I am told it's >> > a feature or my problem. My last RedHat issue took exactly 1 day to be >> > resolved through Linux mailing lists. Mike Sterret's last one took 5 >> > minutes. >> > >> > I like Solaris, but I really can't see the argument against Linux. >> > >> > - Matt > >_______________________________________________ >Redhat-devel-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-devel-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list
