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Subject: Re: [Bridge] Fwd: What is the lowest valid MAC address that can be
 assigned to a NIC/bridge?
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On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:03:15 -0600
"richardvoigt@gmail.com" <richardvoigt@gmail.com> wrote:

> The "lowest valid MAC address" is assuredly not unique to the host,
> which I would think rather defeats the purpose of using it as an
> address.

Agreed. I would choose one of the existing interfaces and set
that value explicitly.


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