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Post #157,570
by folkert
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5/29/04 3:27:01 PM
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New Sure... good reason TO use it. Thanks.
The MAC address conveys no new information (it can be gathered from the interface at will)


Exactly. What a great reason, gathering the info at will.
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Post #157,586
by deSitter
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5/29/04 4:02:57 PM
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New Re: Sure... good reason TO use it. Thanks.
You know as well as I do that any sane network will be browsable by name. Putzing with the MA is nerdurge overkill.

Excess nerding is why so many tech people in their 40s have no jobs.
-drl
Post #157,611
by folkert
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5/29/04 6:00:22 PM
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New I don't want to get into a pissing war.
But look at my reply to Peter. [link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=157610|Post #157610]

And please quit being antagonistic.

Yes a sane network, but when insane things happen, sometimes you have to use other ways.
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     Computer naming schemes. - (Silverlock) - (38) - May 28, 2004, 10:05:44 AM EDT
         having worked in large scale enterprises just a couple of - (boxley) - May 28, 2004, 11:30:15 AM EDT
         I named them the MAC address. - (folkert) - (21) - May 28, 2004, 07:27:24 PM EDT
             I like that idea. - (Silverlock) - (20) - May 28, 2004, 09:11:45 PM EDT
                 I don't - (deSitter) - (19) - May 29, 2004, 10:39:05 AM EDT
                     Agree with Ross. -NT - (jbrabeck) - May 29, 2004, 12:41:06 PM EDT
                     Concur. - (pwhysall) - (6) - May 29, 2004, 01:54:09 PM EDT
                         Which is Exactly why I used the MAC address. - (folkert) - (5) - May 29, 2004, 03:16:55 PM EDT
                             Seems overengineered to me., - (pwhysall) - (3) - May 29, 2004, 03:41:52 PM EDT
                                 Yeap... - (folkert) - (2) - May 29, 2004, 05:57:25 PM EDT
                                     My case 15k winders boxen nationwide - (boxley) - May 29, 2004, 06:42:36 PM EDT
                                     Re: Yeap... - (pwhysall) - May 30, 2004, 03:49:01 AM EDT
                             O peanut, I thee sledge -NT - (deSitter) - May 29, 2004, 03:54:48 PM EDT
                     I never name them after users or jobs. - (Andrew Grygus) - (5) - May 29, 2004, 03:04:56 PM EDT
                         Re: I never name them after users or jobs. - (deSitter) - May 29, 2004, 04:00:11 PM EDT
                         Heh. - (mmoffitt) - May 29, 2004, 04:03:44 PM EDT
                         Theme names - (JayMehaffey) - (2) - May 29, 2004, 04:51:32 PM EDT
                             I've always cautioned to be careful with names. - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - May 29, 2004, 05:14:18 PM EDT
                                 Re: I've always cautioned to be careful with names. - (deSitter) - May 30, 2004, 02:18:00 AM EDT
                     Sure... good reason TO use it. Thanks. - (folkert) - (2) - May 29, 2004, 03:27:01 PM EDT
                         Re: Sure... good reason TO use it. Thanks. - (deSitter) - (1) - May 29, 2004, 04:02:57 PM EDT
                             I don't want to get into a pissing war. - (folkert) - May 29, 2004, 06:00:22 PM EDT
                     Re: MAC address conveys no new information. - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - May 29, 2004, 04:08:06 PM EDT
                         Sure, like FCC ID -NT - (deSitter) - May 29, 2004, 04:44:50 PM EDT
         When I named computers - (orion) - May 29, 2004, 04:35:29 PM EDT
         Planets, car names, table of elements, movie and book chars - (lister) - (13) - June 7, 2004, 03:45:57 PM EDT
             Ineptium? -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - June 7, 2004, 03:52:02 PM EDT
                 I only used the real element names, no made up ones -NT - (lister) - June 7, 2004, 04:23:54 PM EDT
             Dubnium? Bohrium? -NT - (drewk) - June 7, 2004, 03:54:10 PM EDT
             Boron? -NT - (imric) - (9) - June 7, 2004, 04:51:59 PM EDT
                 DING! -NT - (lister) - June 7, 2004, 05:01:45 PM EDT
                 That IS "Bohrium", kinda, AFAIK: It's named for Niels Bohr. -NT - (CRConrad) - (7) - June 8, 2004, 05:35:22 AM EDT
                     .......... - (imric) - (6) - June 8, 2004, 06:38:28 AM EDT
                         This is why.... - (pwhysall) - June 8, 2004, 07:12:55 AM EDT
                         Re: .......... - (deSitter) - (2) - June 8, 2004, 07:20:27 AM EDT
                             Nononono. - (pwhysall) - June 8, 2004, 07:22:37 AM EDT
                             ROFL! -NT - (imric) - June 8, 2004, 09:48:38 AM EDT
                         Oh - then WTF is boron named for? - (CRConrad) - (1) - June 8, 2004, 08:24:28 AM EDT
                             But you must admit bohrium would be more dense. :) -NT - (a6l6e6x) - June 8, 2004, 07:50:06 PM EDT

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