> >Remember that /sbin/ifconfig output usually include MAC address too. Not
> >that MAC addresses are 100% unique, but that should increase the
> >uniqueness.
>
> How do you increase uniqueness? Either a value is unique or it isn't -
It increases the *likelihood* of uniqueness, IOW the expected
collision frequency.
> if you've got multiple hosts on the network with the same network
> address, you're in big trouble!
He is talking about the MAC which in itself is supposed to be
globally unique. Nothing to do with IP numbers.
Karsten
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