# Generated Device EUI clashes with officially assigned EUIs

**URL:** <https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/generated-device-eui-clashes-with-officially-assigned-euis/9947>\
**Category:** End Devices (Nodes)\
**Created:** [October 7, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/generated-device-eui-clashes-with-officially-assigned-euis/9947 "2017-10-07T11:58:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![arjanvanb](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/arjanvanb/32/46626_2.png) [@arjanvanb](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/arjanvanb)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/generated-device-eui-clashes-with-officially-assigned-euis/9947/4 "2017-10-07T12:39:25Z")

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> [@tkerby](#):
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> It would be far better if generated addresses came from a genuine block

Of course, but like quoted from the topic I linked to: that’s not likely going to be paid for by TTN.

Wondering why TTN Console eventually has not used the suggestion for random _local_ addresses though:

> [@DevEUI for non-hardware assigned values](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/deveui-for-non-hardware-assigned-values/2093/24):
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> I think we have our solution. Thanks, @terrillmoore!

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