On 3/22/09 7:00 PM, Joe Hildebrand wrote: > > On Mar 21, 2009, at 2:39 AM, Helge Timenes wrote: >>> I agree that "mac" is more general-purpose. >> Well "mac" is maybe also too general? > > Agree. Either "nic" or "ethernet" are fine with me. > >> Would "nic" be appropriate? In any case a bit of prose would be needed >> to explain its usage > > That's fine. How about: > > The "nic" type is an indication to the location server of the link layer > (Media Access Control) address of one of the Network Interface > Controllers (NICs) associated with the client sending the request. Most > commonly, this will take the form of a 48-bit ethernet address formatted > in six colon-separated groups of two hexadecimal digits, in transmission > order. Some location servers may be able to use this information to > query network elements through which the client is connected in order to > deduce location data.
WFM. Peter -- Peter Saint-Andre https://stpeter.im/
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