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Subject: Re: natd restart
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 16:36:16 -0500
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> Am 27.01.2002 um 09:59:14 schrieb Matthew Emmerton:
>
> Hi Matthew,
>
> > Why not just add an IP alias for the "new" network on each machine?
Each
> > system will respond to packets directed to either network, but without
the
> > complexity of a NAT box in the middle.  Once you've got everything
switched,
> > then you can remove the original IP addresses.
>
> Sounds like a way better solution as the one I thought of.
> Thanks a lot for this hint!
>
> > I've used this method in the
> > past to transition LANs between IP ranges and it works absolutely fine.
>
> Did you use Windows machines in this setup?
> There are many NT4 Boxes, Win2k, some 98 and 95 computers here.

No, I used the alias trick on a bunch of UNIX and NT4 servers.  All of the
desktops on the LAN used DHCP so it was easy to change them.

--
Matt Emmerton


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