[ILUG] Generate a GUID

[Fergal Moran]

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

> From: McGahon, Dermot [mailto:Dermot.McGahon at 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.