Re: Ping a mac address

[Chris Kuethe <chris.kuethe () gmail com>]

Axis print servers... and they did that even 5 years ago.

On 12/6/05, neil () ncsconsulting com <neil () ncsconsulting com> wrote:
> As a related note, i was working with an IP addressable network print
> server a number of years ago that had an interesting option to
> configure its IP address: you could setup a static ARP entry in your
> laptop then ping the device to assign it an IP address.  The device's
> MAC was stamped on the back and once it acquired the IP address from
> the ping packet it would assign that address and you could connect to
> it (from the local network of course) for more detailed configuration.
>   Also, once the address had been assigned you couldn't assign another
> address without resetting it (using a pin to press a tiny hidden
> switch).
>
> At time (guessing 8-10 years ago) I thought that was a neat trick but
> can't for the life of me remember the name of the device.  Could be
> your camera also does that my design.
>
>
>            -neil
>
>
>
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GDB has a 'break' feature; why doesn't it have 'fix' too?

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