Networking to OS X through MOL?

[Derrik Pates]

David Stanaway wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-08-26 at 22:42 -0400, Ted Goranson wrote:
> 
>>Is it possible to set up a G4 with YDL and MOL running OSX such that 
>>other networked Macs can see the OSX (as well as Linux) just as if it 
>>were on its own IP? This is the way Virtual PeeCee appears, as if it 
>>were another machine on the network.
> 
> I haven't used MOL in a little while, but you used to be able to do this
> with the "sheep" device.

You could also do it by bridging the tunX device and your ethernet 
interface. Keep in mind that that probably won't work with a wireless 
network interface, due to differences in the way the 802.11* protocols 
handle sending packets, and MAC addresses and so forth.

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Derrik Pates
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