> > I can't see the point of wanting to change this, but you must have your
> > reasons... perhaps you can enlighten me on this one...
> 
>  I haven't looked at their latest product (which I understand does load
> balancing), but StoneBeat2 used migrating MAC addresses to implement system
> failover.

And good old DECnet Phase IV used to use an algorithm based on the MAC
address in lieu of an ARP protocol to associate a particular MAC address
with a particular end system!


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