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Re: ipv6nd-02.txt & autoconfig

Andrew Smith <fddi1-ncd@baynetworks.com> Fri, 10 May 1996 18:19 UTC

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From: Andrew Smith <fddi1-ncd@baynetworks.com>
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Subject: Re: ipv6nd-02.txt & autoconfig
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> From manfredi@engr05.comsys.rockwell.com Fri May 10 09:41:18 1996
> Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 12:42:18 -0700
> From: Albert Manfredi <manfredi@engr05.comsys.rockwell.com>
> Organization: Rockwell Defense Electronics - Collins
> To: fddi1-ncd@BayNetworks.COM
> Cc: IP-ATM Working Group <ip-atm@nexen.com>
> Subject: Re: ipv6nd-02.txt & autoconfig

> > And how many ESIs shall we all burn into our adapters, bridges and routers?
> > How about 13? 42? 65536? 16777216?
> 
> How about 256 would give you everything that lamented SEL byte would have
> provided?

And when I want to ship my 65537th box do I have to ask IEEE for another OUI?
Let's see, I think that's one OUI every 2 months at current IPv4/ATM shipping 
rates ..... good thing v6 is not shipping in large volume right now, eh?

> Bert
> manfredi@engr05.comsys.rockwell.com
> 

Andrew

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