[NTLUG:Discuss] Newbie Question re: LPD Initialization and Local Host Bad Message

[Chris Cox]

Jack Snodgrass wrote:
> I thought that that was a MAC address too... but a MAC address is
> 6 parts... that one that he listed is 8 parts. 
> 
> When your ISP assigns you an Address, it should be resolvable.

It's not unlikely to see something that looks like a long MAC
hit your dhcp server... it's usually M$ RAS (which you generally
filter out in one's dhcpd.conf).  I know this is WAY off topic,
but something you may run into.  It's possible that the
infrastructure being used does something similar and that's
why the apparently long value.