Multihoming... I think

jeffr · 09-18-2002, 01:47 PM

To someone this I am sure is going to be easy:

Firstly: I am the only Mac on our entire network (10 BSD's, 2 SCO's, and about 150 NT's, 2000's and windblows)

My corperate network is on the ethernet port of my mac, and I coexist quit well but recently recently we have opened a branch office that I would like to PPP into without losing my existing network connection. So somehow I need to have both the ethernet and the PPP active and accessable at the same time.

can anyone help?

hayne · 09-19-2002, 10:02 PM

I'm not sure if this will work - but why not just try it and see?
(You can't do any damage to your machine - the worst that will happen is that it won't work.)

In the Network Prefernces, configure the modem setting to do your PPP connection. Keep the Ethernet settings the same as you have them now.
Do whatever is is you have to do to dial up.
Then, if all works as we hope, you should be simultaneously connected to both your local network via Ethernet and the remote network via PPP. Each of these two connections will have its own IP address. (Your machine will have two IP addresses since it will be on two separate networks.)
So try it and let us know what happens!

jeffr · 09-20-2002, 12:12 PM

Thanks, works like a charm! Some issues with name servers but otherwise GREAT!

How hard is this Mac OS X?

Sooooo easy, who'd a guessed!

Jeff

09-18-2002, 01:47 PM	#1
jeffr Prospect Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4	Multihoming... I think To someone this I am sure is going to be easy: Firstly: I am the only Mac on our entire network (10 BSD's, 2 SCO's, and about 150 NT's, 2000's and windblows) My corperate network is on the ethernet port of my mac, and I coexist quit well but recently recently we have opened a branch office that I would like to PPP into without losing my existing network connection. So somehow I need to have both the ethernet and the PPP active and accessable at the same time. can anyone help?

09-19-2002, 10:02 PM	#2
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 32,473	Just try it I'm not sure if this will work - but why not just try it and see? (You can't do any damage to your machine - the worst that will happen is that it won't work.) In the Network Prefernces, configure the modem setting to do your PPP connection. Keep the Ethernet settings the same as you have them now. Do whatever is is you have to do to dial up. Then, if all works as we hope, you should be simultaneously connected to both your local network via Ethernet and the remote network via PPP. Each of these two connections will have its own IP address. (Your machine will have two IP addresses since it will be on two separate networks.) So try it and let us know what happens!

09-20-2002, 12:12 PM	#3
jeffr Prospect Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4	Thanks, works like a charm! Some issues with name servers but otherwise GREAT! How hard is this Mac OS X? Sooooo easy, who'd a guessed! Jeff