netdev - Re: [RFC] ethernet: avoid pre-assigned OUI values in random_ether

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Date:	Sat, 14 May 2011 02:28:25 -0400
From:	Bill Fink <billfink@...dspring.com>
To:	rick.jones2@...com
Cc:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] ethernet: avoid pre-assigned OUI values in
 random_ether_addr

On Fri, 13 May 2011, Rick Jones wrote:

> > Well, then by a quick glance at
> > http://standards.ieee.org/develop/regauth/oui/oui.txt it looks like
> > there are more to add... (some overlap with your list, I've not checked
> > the entire thing, how the name conflicts should be resolved I've no
> > idea)
> > 
> > raj@...dy:~$ grep ^02- oui.txt 
> > 02-07-01   (hex)		RACAL-DATACOM
> > 02-1C-7C   (hex)		PERQ SYSTEMS CORPORATION
> > 02-60-86   (hex)		LOGIC REPLACEMENT TECH. LTD.
> > 02-60-8C   (hex)		3COM CORPORATION
> > 02-70-01   (hex)		RACAL-DATACOM
> > 02-70-B0   (hex)		M/A-COM INC. COMPANIES
> > 02-70-B3   (hex)		DATA RECALL LTD
> > 02-9D-8E   (hex)		CARDIAC RECORDERS INC.
> > 02-AA-3C   (hex)		OLIVETTI TELECOMM SPA (OLTECO)
> > 02-BB-01   (hex)		OCTOTHORPE CORP.
> > 02-C0-8C   (hex)		3COM CORPORATION
> > 02-CF-1C   (hex)		COMMUNICATION MACHINERY CORP.
> > 02-E6-D3   (hex)		NIXDORF COMPUTER CORPORATION
> > 
> > The ieee's list doesn't have any 52's though.
> 
> It does have some A's though:
> ~$ grep ^.[26AE]- oui.txt 
> [the aforementioned 02's]
> AA-00-00   (hex)		DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
> AA-00-01   (hex)		DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
> AA-00-02   (hex)		DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
> AA-00-03   (hex)		DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
> AA-00-04   (hex)		DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
> 
> which if I've not botched my bits has the locally administered bit set.

The AA addresses are used by DECNET and related protocols.

					-Bill
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