At 9:03 PM 4/29/94 -0700, Phil Karn wrote:

I am looking at various ways of generating good random numbers for my IP security protocol, so I'm thinking about this stuff. Unfortunately I can't always depend on there being a sound board, so I'm still open to other ideas.

Again, being more Mac literate than PC; can't you look at the battery voltage from the bios? Depending on the resolution here, it might be a good seed value. Or maybe base it on something coming from the Ethernet interface? Time between packets, collision avoidence statistics (can you even get to this?). And who says you have to do t only one way? Start with the sound board, if not there rely on the keyboard or something? Rusty H. Hodge, Hodge Productions <rustman@netcom.com> (714) 532-6800 GAT d--@ -p+(p---) c++ !l u++ m+(*) s+/++ !n(-) h* f+(*) !g w++ t@ r- y*