[Linux-galileo] Re: GT64260 merge warning

[Nye Liu]

On Thu, Apr 04, 2002 at 09:51:34AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Dan Malek wrote:
> > Paul Mackerras wrote:
> > > They can both use the same hardware address, that's perfectly legal.
> >
> > Ummmm....I'm not sure arp is happy about this.  Just be careful that
> > an arp request on one net doesn't get sent out the first interface......
>
> AFAIK Solaris boxes have used the same MAC address on all interfaces since
> ages.

And everybody who administers networks with Suns agrees this is VERY
wrong and bad behaviour. Sun does MANY things considered harmful "since
ages"; bad example ;)

>
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
>
> 						Geert
>
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