From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx>
> Does anything exist that has that 'basic logic'? The legacy forms
> work and scale worldwide because the authority to use names is
> carefully delegated. If two self-issued names are broadcast on
> the same network, who wins? What if they are on different subnets
> and can't see each other but you try to integrate them with such
> a tool? What if they normally live on different networks but are
> mobile and eventually collide? I'd really prefer not to let anyone's
> laptop claim to be the company email server and get away with it.
Which is why you need a _centralized_ layer 2 + layer 3 server to
prevent this. If it is the centralized DNS and WINS, then all Windows
and UNIX nodes trust it first and foremost, even if a rogue NetBIOS
node is braodcasting.
The logic of the server would not only not proxy such a node, but it
would quickly report its MAC address as a "problem."
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Bryan J. Smith mailto:b.j.smith@xxxxxxxx
