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From: "Michael T. Babcock" <mbabcock@fibrespeed.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 22:06:34 +0000
Subject: Re: [LARTC] which NIC is which
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Arthur van Leeuwen wrote:

>Unfortunately, in systems with identical cards that are configured using
>plug-and-play methods such as those used by PCI random is the best shot you
>have...
>  
>
'Deterministic' is more accurate. It seems to be random, on first boot. 
But it will almost never change after that unless you make hardware 
changes, in my experience.
-- 
Michael T. Babcock
CTO, FibreSpeed Ltd.


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