Re: Aliasing an IP address? [semi-OT]
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 01:31:22PM -0300, Carlos Laviola wrote:
> Hello people,
>
> Here's the thing: I have a small network at work (4 computers, each one
> using a 10.0.0.x address). The Debian server is 10.0.0.1. There's a
> notebook at 10.0.0.4.
>
> However, the guy with the notebook already has a small network at home,
> which he wouldn't like to change to suit the IP addresses of work. He also
> doesn't like to always change the IP to 10.0.0.4 and wait for windows to
> boot one more time before he can start actually working, so he'd like me
> to, somehow, make his home network' IP address be recognized as local at
> the debian box. Is there a easy way to do that? My idea was to just alias
> his IP to the one he is supposed to use (10.0.0.4), so that the server
> thinks that traffic is coming from that IP regardless of what IP is set on
> his windoze box (even though it would be fixed). If you understand my
> question and know the answer, please help. :-)
>
Tell him to change the ip addresses on his network at home. He can't
have that many computers.
kent
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