Re: Odd Request...

["Mal Lansell" <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Are MAC addresses truly unique, or do they just rely on there being
such a large range of numbers that you're not likely to come across
two the same?

Mal


--- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Keith Doxey" <ukha@d...> wrote:
> Hi Ian
>
> > That's plan B - I was thinking in the first instance that cards
which
> > are actually getting skipped would be the best (as there's no
danger of
> > you forgetting and plugging it back in again)
> >
>
> Which is why I suggested ISA as there is very little chance of
finding
> anywhere to plug them in :-)
>
> Failing that the MAC extraction process is
>
> 1. Copy down the number
> 2. Hit the card with a very big hammer :-)
>
> I once had a motherboard from a Viceroy phone system (Mitel SX10)
that had
> been round the repair loop about 6 times in 6 months which
indicated to me
> that the fault had never been found and it failed about 45 minutes
after it
> was installed (just after all the programming had been keyed in
from the
> console).
>
> I sent it back for repair again but I accidently laid it against
the kerb
> and reversed the van over it first :-)
>
> Keith