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Re: ATM NIC has a MAC address?

  • From: SEDDOUKI <Abdel-Hafid.Seddouki@wanadoo.fr>
  • Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 21:17:52 +0200

Hi ATM guis, I'm an ATM fan also
An ATM Address (NSAP) is composed from several fields and the last one
is the ESI (End System Identifier). The ESI is specified to be a 48-bit
MAC address administred by the IEEE.
Welcome / Hafid

philiplo@clearnet.com wrote:

> In article <33FEF33A.E3C2ADE8@chollain.net>,
>   ki cheol lee <lgiclee@chollain.net> wrote:
> >
> > hello!
> >
> > I was wondering  if ATM NIC has a any MAC address?
> > someone said ATM NIC only has a ATM address.
> > I am not sure whether it was ATM address or MAC address.
> > please let me know...
> >
> > thanks.
> > regards.
>
> The NIC doesn't have a MAC address. However, if you run LAN Emulation
> Client over the NIC, then you'll need a MAC address. Normally, this is
>
> configured in LECS, LAN Emulation Configuration Server.
>
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