Why though? You can't route MAC because... ?
Because ipv4 provides a higher entropy address?
Because MAC is self-assigned and reduplication would require a higher level system?
or just because we just don't use MAC addresses that way?
I'm certain there are reasons IP came to live alongside/on top of MAC, but saying you can't do multi-hop routing with it just isn't true. If all the technologies of the Internet were reset tomorrow, how might you design the perfect layer 2 addressing and routing system?
I'm certain there are reasons IP came to live alongside/on top of MAC, but saying you can't do multi-hop routing with it just isn't true. If all the technologies of the Internet were reset tomorrow, how might you design the perfect layer 2 addressing and routing system?