Re: Aliasing an IP address? [semi-OT]
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. :-)
If the notebook is using a PCMCIA card to connect to the local network,
package pcmcia-cs contains a program, cardctl, which you can use to tell
the notebook which system you are attached to.
For example: `cardctl scheme eca' when I'm visiting that company or
`cardctl scheme lfix' when I come home.
The command sets up the IP address and other parameters as appropriate
and can be configured very flexibly. I use it to change /etc/hosts and
/etc/fstab, to mount external drives through Samba, configure printing
and so on.
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