-Reseed random generator to reduce chances of collision (though uniqueness still should be guaranteed elsewhere)
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@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ sub getMacAddresses {
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sub genMac { #Generates a mac address for a node, does NOT assure uniqueness, calling code needs to do that
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my $node=shift;
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my $prefix = shift;
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srand(); #Re-seed the rng. I haven't been able to reproduce it, but duplicate macs were somehow making it
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if ($prefix) { #Specific prefix requested, honor it
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my $tail = int(rand(0xffffff)); #With only 24 bits of space, use random bits;
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$tail = sprintf("%06x",$tail);
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