Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:17:12 -0400 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: root@mediamonks.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Faking multiple physical adapters for DHCPDISCOVER Message-ID: <443BD688.8050208@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <005801c65d24$c9f350d0$5dd9f270$@net> References: <005801c65d24$c9f350d0$5dd9f270$@net>
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Terrence Koeman wrote: [ ... ] > I need to 'clone' the xl1 adapter to appear as three adapters, each with a > distinct MAC address. This because my provider has assigned me three > semi-static addresses of which I want to use 1 for outbound NAT-traffic and > two for static NAT. > > These addresses are semi-static because they are basically MAC-based > reservations on the providers DHCP server, and it happens to be that I'm > required to aquire a DHCP lease for all three addresses for routing to work > properly. If I configure the addresses statically the connectivity > 'disappears' after a while. The reason why your ISP has configured their system in such a fashion is to prevent people from claiming multiple static IPs from a single machine. If you're not happy with their AUP, use another provider, or pay for a dedicated IP allocation of whatever size you need. -- -Chuck
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