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...oard died and we had software licensed to specific MAC addresses.? So you had to specify your MAC address in the config file.? The DEC admin had to do a similar thing if he had to swap out his LAN card (related: read up on why Dr. Comer set ARP timeout to 10min). Then there was that counterfeit 3C503C from Malaysia, all with the same MAC address.? Caused havoc on the networks.? EVERYONE had to specify their MAC address with those.? 3COM did find the plant making these clones and shut them down.? But the damage was done to a lot of us.

...oard died and we had software licensed to specific MAC addresses.? So you had to specify your MAC address in the config file.? The DEC admin had to do a similar thing if he had to swap out his LAN card (related: read up on why Dr. Comer set ARP timeout to 10min). Then there was that counterfeit 3C503C from Malaysia, all with the same MAC address.? Caused havoc on the networks.? EVERYONE had to specify their MAC address with those.? 3COM did find the plant making these clones and shut them down.? But the damage was done to a lot of us.

...software licensed to specific MAC addresses.? So > you had to specify your MAC address in the config file.? The DEC admin had > to do a similar thing if he had to swap out his LAN card (related: read up > on why Dr. Comer set ARP timeout to 10min). > > Then there was that counterfeit 3C503C from Malaysia, all with the same > MAC address.? Caused havoc on the networks.? EVERYONE had to specify > their MAC address with those.? 3COM did find the plant making these clones > and shut them down.? But the damage was done to a lot of us. Oh, wow, I don't remember hearing about t...