CNV38@BNR.CA (Mike Hui, M.H.) (01/25/89)
Hi, Whenever an address has to be assigned and entered into a machine by a person, there is always the possibility of non-uniqueness. Fox example, the same IP address could be entered into two workstations. This problem is not unique to IP addresses -- similar situations can occur in, say, OSI NSAP addresses and locally administered MAC addresses. I imagine this problem must have been encountered, solved, specified, and implemented. (When two SUNs are assigned the same address, one of them won't come up). Somehow, I just couldn't find the right information on any RFCs or other documents. I would appreciate any help I can get. Mike Hui Bell-Northern Research P.O.Box 3511, Station C Ottawa, Canada K1Y 4H7 Tel: (613)-763-4020 CNV38@BNR.CA.BITNET