| Re: sec : U Re: travelling idl license [message #32309 is a reply to message #32251] |
Wed, 25 September 2002 13:21   |
Anthony J. Ferro
Messages: 6
Registered: February 2002
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Dave Greenwood wrote:
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> Actually, I don't much like the use of MAC addresses for licensing
> purposes - ethernet cards do break. Fortunately RSI has always been
> quick to respond when I've needed to move a license server to another
> MAC address.
>
The problem is even worse for laptops. Our laptops change MAC
addresses
all the time, one for the dock at work, one for the dock at home, one
for
the PCMCIA card used when on travel (something you DON'T want to use if
you happen to want to run off a battery). Dongels are just as bad since
a lot of laptops don't have parallel ports anymore and people would
often
rather have a nice mouse in their USB port.
RSI (and Globetrotter) have _never_ done a good job in supporting
laptops,
regardless of the operating system (Win, Linux, Mac).
- Tony Ferro
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