Re: MOL and DHCP

Subject: Re: MOL and DHCP
From: Philip Good (phil@redplanetx.com)
Date: Wed Nov 01 2000 - 22:46:02 MST

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Thanks. I did give MACOS its own static IP and now they both work.

Ewen Bell wrote:

> Philip Good wrote:
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > 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.
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