Re: Simple MAC Address Conversion Question

From: alain faure (alainfaure@xxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon May 27 2002 - 11:04:18 GMT-3


   
hello,

well, it as to see with difference between token-ring and ethernet :
take the "normal" mac address in ethernet. it goes like that :

Byte 0 Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte 5
01234567|01234567|01234567|01234567|01234567|01234567|

and the same token-ring address:

Byte 0 Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte 5
76543210|76543210|76543210|76543210|76543210|76543210|

In hexa you will have

ethernet : 0200.0000.0180

token-ring : 4000.0000.8001

Is this example OK ?

 --- Aamer Kaleem <kaleemaamer@yahoo.com> a icrit : > Hi Group,
>
> I am bit confused about MAC Address bitswapping, when
> to use it and where to use it. I would appreciate if
> someone could clarify this in plain and easy to
> remember language...
>
> Thank you,
>
> Aamer Kaleem
>



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