mark lewis (1:3634/12) wrote to Steven Horn at 11:22 on 15 Apr 2003:

 ml> it should be possible that both can reside in memory at the same
 ml> time since each is handling calls to different interfaces (emulated
 ml> and real NICs)... each interface would have to have a different IP
 ml> number... how they get that number is another matter... i've
 ml> several machines here with multiple NICs and emulated NICs... the
 ml> emulated NICs get their IPs from bootp or dhcp whereas i prefer to
 ml> hardcode the real NICs to specific IPs...

But I'd assume I'd have to be running DOS to allow me to test a program
with the real NIC.

 ml> in fact, i had JNOS on a machine, at one time, handling routing for
 ml> my network... the JNOS machine has a real NIC and did the emulated
 ml> thing via modem just like winwhatever boxes do with DUN and ICS or
 ml> another gating/routing/proxy...

Which sounds a bit like what already happens on my box.  The
"real" IP is set by my Linksys router but the router also
connects to my ADSL supplier with DHCP.  I'm going to have to think about
this.

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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