Re: pcmcia ethernet cards
On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Larry Clapp wrote:
> Just by the way, you don't *have* to have three cards. I have a
> setup vaguely similar to the one you've described, at least as
> far as how the network looks:
>
> desktop machine (IP addr from DHCP)
> cable modem --- hub --<
> laptop machine (IP 192.168.39.1)
>
> I use the desktop machine as the router with only one ethernet
> card. The routing tables may look a bit odd, but it does work,
> and the collisions on the network are not as high as you might
> think --
Clever hack!
[ ... ]
> The big disadvantage to this setup is that, since the desktop
> machine gets its IP address from dhcp, occasionally it changes.
> (I leave it on all the time, though, so that doesn't happen very
> often.) When that happens, you have to change your routing
> tables and your /etc/hosts file. I do it by hand, but perhaps
> one day I'll automate it. It only happens once every few months,
> so it hasn't annoyed me enough, yet. :)
Once upon a time there was a way to "alias" multiple addresses to one
physical interface. I expect one can still do this, but I have
forgotten the exact command.
Aliasing your desktop's ethernet would give you a stable address for your
laptop to use as a gateway!
-S
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