Re: MAC address conveys no new information.

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Post #157,588 by a6l6e6x 5/29/04 4:08:06 PM Reply	Re: MAC address conveys no new information. Actually it does. It tells you [link\|http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/ethertype/type-pub.html\|who made the NIC]. The IEEE registers them. Alex Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost. -- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German philosopher
Post #157,596 by deSitter 5/29/04 4:44:50 PM Reply	Sure, like FCC ID -drl

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

G'day, mate, throw another Mozart on the harpsichord!
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