// make a host cross-project ID.
// Should be unique across hosts with very high probability
//
void HOST_INFO::generate_host_cpid() {
// Assume that get_mac_addresses can be ported to any unix system.
// If not, it can return false.
//
#if defined(__linux__) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__ ) || defined(__unix)
char buffer[8192] = "";
// must be big enough to accommodate aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff
// times the number of network interfaces,
// plus the domain name, IP addr, and OS name.
// 8K should suffice
if (!get_mac_addresses(buffer) || ! strcmp(buffer, "")) {
make_random_string("", host_cpid);
return;
}
strcat(buffer, domain_name);
strcat(buffer, ip_addr);
strcat(buffer, os_name);
md5_block((unsigned char*)buffer, (int)strlen(buffer), host_cpid);
#else
make_random_string("", host_cpid);
#endif
}
// make a host cross-project ID.
// Should be unique across hosts with very high probability
//
void HOST_INFO::generate_host_cpid() {
make_random_string("", host_cpid);
}
