Subject: Re: MOL and DHCP
From: Ewen Bell (ewen@twocats.com.au)
Date: Wed Nov 01 2000 - 22:32:34 MST
Philip Good wrote:
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> I have linux and Mac OS using DHCP for internet access via DSL. Linux seems to be working fine and when I open the TCP/IP panel in MacOS (MOL) it looks like it has pulled in the necessary connections via DHCP but I'm not able to get interenet access in MOL. Any ideas?
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> Thanks
Are you running DHCP in linux and MOL simultaneously?
If so, each OS is presenting the same hardware address for DHCP discovery. Hence, each will be told the same IP address. I believe this would be a problem, as the linux kernel will grab all packets before MOL gets to see them.
You might have to do something creative with MOL to give the MacOS a unique IP address that the linux box can masquerade. ie, create a tap device, or setup a new ip address space on eth0 and let the linux box route/nat.
-- Ewen Bell Twocats.com.au +61 3 9343 6260
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