At 12:50 PM -0700 5/4/04, John Willkie wrote: >So, you might be correct, but only in the future? > I might be correct now. If we are dealing with intranets, then duplication of MAC addresses in different networks may not be a big deal. But if we are talking about cable and DSL modems, how does an Internet router know which MAC to send packets to if there are multiple devices using the same MAC address? Or is the the issue that John G was troubled by? Regards Craig ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.