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what about 48 bits?

From: "A.B. Jr." <skandor () gmail com>
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:53:54 -0300

Hi,

Lots of traffic recently about 64 bits being too short or too long.

What about mac addresses? Aren't they close to exhaustion? Should be. Or it
is assumed that mac addresses are being widely reused throughout the world?
All those low cost switches and wifi adapters DO use unique mac addresses?

Current thread:

what about 48 bits? A.B. Jr. (Apr 04)
- Re: what about 48 bits? jim deleskie (Apr 04)
  - Re: what about 48 bits? David Andersen (Apr 04)
    - Re: what about 48 bits? John Peach (Apr 04)
    - Re: what about 48 bits? William Herrin (Apr 04)
    - Re: what about 48 bits? Jonathan Lassoff (Apr 04)
    - Re: what about 48 bits? Steven Bellovin (Apr 04)
    - Re: what about 48 bits? Jim Burwell (Apr 04)
    - Re: what about 48 bits? John Peach (Apr 04)
    - Re: what about 48 bits? Mark Andrews (Apr 04)
    - Re: what about 48 bits? Mark Smith (Apr 04)

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