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SubjectRe: disabling Intel PSN
Horst von Brand writes:
> nil <laredo@stradis.com> said:
>
> [...]
>
> > In any case the question is moot. I may want to use a pIII serial number
> > when a mac address is likely to change and I still want to have a enterprise-
> > wide installation/upgrade system (and assuming of course that all machines
> > in that network support PSN). The kernel should never dictate policy. If
> > someone wants to hang himself in the opinion of someone else, it should
> > let him.
>
> The MAC address is just somewhat more likely to change as the PSN,
> so your reasoning is faulty.

You appear to be saying here that the MAC address will change as often
or more often than the PSN. So you agree with what Nathan was saying.

> And the MAC is useful outside the machine (DHCP and such), which the
> PSN is not.

He may be working in an environment where NICs get changed quite
often, but CPUs don't. Imagine a research lab where they play with new
networking technology (say they build NICs), and the drivers are in a
state of flux.

Regards,

Richard....
Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au
Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca


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