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From: Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca>
To: "linux-os (Dick Johnson)" <linux-os@analogic.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Router stops routing after changing MAC Address
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:23:19 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <44160CF7.8020008@shaw.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5Q3RY-4b9-15@gated-at.bofh.it>

linux-os (Dick Johnson) wrote:
>> And sometimes the routers are not accessible - you can't cycle them even
>> if you had permission.  Consider the cases of bridged DSL service -
> 
> Bzzzzst... Not! There are not any MAC addresses associated with any
> of the intercity links, usually not even in WANs!  MAC is for
> Ethernet!

Bzzzt.. Plenty of DSL and cable services have a MAC address for both 
ends of the connection that can be seen from the other end. Essentially 
the link appears like a restricted Ethernet link.

-- 
Robert Hancock      Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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       reply	other threads:[~2006-03-14  0:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <5Q3yI-3MW-57@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found] ` <5Q3RY-4b9-15@gated-at.bofh.it>
2006-03-14  0:23   ` Robert Hancock [this message]
2006-03-16 18:32 Router stops routing after changing MAC Address Greg Scott
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-03-14 15:30 Greg Scott
2006-03-14 12:12 Simon Mackinlay
2006-03-13 22:15 Greg Scott
2006-03-13 22:35 ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2006-03-14 11:40   ` Bart Samwel
2006-03-14 12:52     ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2006-03-14 23:57   ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2006-03-13 20:57 Greg Scott
2006-03-13 21:39 ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2006-03-13 21:50   ` Rick Jones
2006-03-13 17:17 Greg Scott
2006-03-13 18:00 ` Stephen Hemminger
2006-03-13 20:27   ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2006-03-13 22:10     ` Randy.Dunlap
2006-03-14 14:16     ` Bjørn Mork
2006-03-16 16:07   ` Chris Wedgwood
2006-03-16 17:55     ` Stephen Hemminger
2006-03-13 12:15 Greg Scott
2006-03-13  6:11 Chuck Ebbert
2006-03-12 20:52 Greg Scott
2006-03-12 19:38 Greg Scott
2006-03-12 20:54 ` Alan Cox
2006-03-12 15:34 Greg Scott
2006-03-12 18:14 ` Alan Cox
2006-03-12 20:44   ` Randy.Dunlap
2006-03-11  3:08 Greg Scott
2006-03-11  2:33 Greg Scott
2006-03-11  0:33 Greg Scott
2006-03-11  0:39 ` Stephen Hemminger
2006-03-11  0:43   ` Michael Clark
2006-03-11  1:17   ` David S. Miller
2006-03-11  0:50 ` Bart Samwel

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