RE: [ILUG] Generate a GUID

From: Fergal Moran (fergal.moran at domain wasptech.com)
Date: Thu 06 Sep 2001 - 17:15:28 IST

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>> From: Fergal Moran [mailto:fergal.moran at domain wasptech.com]
>> How do I get a globally unique identifier in C/C++?

> From: McGahon, Dermot [mailto:Dermot.McGahon at domain avocent.com]
> <snip c++ code for LOCALLY unique identifier>
> Is that what you mean or something else?
> Regards,
> Dermot.

Not really - I want a GLOBALLY unique identifier - ie. an ID that I know no other machine in the world will ever have - windows uses them extensively - producing them using the unique id of your NIC and the timestamp - I need a linux equivalent.

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