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Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:40:33 +0100
From: Bart Samwel <bart@samwel.tk>
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To: "linux-os (Dick Johnson)" <linux-os@analogic.com>
CC: Greg Scott <GregScott@InfraSupportEtc.com>,
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       Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
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Subject: Re: Router stops routing after changing MAC Address
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linux-os (Dick Johnson) wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Mar 2006, Greg Scott wrote:
> Bzzzzst... Not! There are not any MAC addresses associated with any
> of the intercity links, usually not even in WANs!  MAC is for
> Ethernet! Once you go to fiber, ATM, T-N, etc., there are no MAC addresses.

Bzzzzt. According to WikiPedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address

MAC addresses are used for:

- Token ring
- 802.11 wireless networks
- Bluetooth
- FDDI
- ATM (switched virtual connections only, as part of an NSAP address)
- SCSI and Fibre Channel (as part of a World Wide Name)

FDDI = fiber, ATM = ATM.

--Bart
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