Re(2): [SunRescue] Stupid NVRAM questions

Tim Hauber tim_hauber at STEV.net
Tue Feb 1 16:37:19 CST 2000


rescue at sunhelp.org writes:
>
>This is true, but the old golden rule was to set the second bit of the
>first octet (indicating a "local" MAC address) and use the IP address for
>the last octets.
<SNIP>
>
>-James

Didn't know that, are you supposed to set just the second bit
(02:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx), or any number with the second bit set(2,3,6,7,a, b,
etc.)?
Actually, second from which end? :-)

I am only running a smal net, but I'd like to do it right.







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