On July 28, 2004 01:39 am, Martin Glazer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm trying to figure out if any one knows a Linux s/w application or some > other method of doing the following - > > I have a semi-public, controlled, internet access point (ethernet), in > which anyone can connect their laptop, but what I want to avoid is for the > person connecting (running Linux/Windows/Mac OS) from having to make any > changes to their network configuration. ie. if they are running a dhcp > client on their machine, then I will provide a dynamic address (easy > enough), but if they already have a static IP, with associated gateway and > nameserver, then I would still like to allow access for them, even though > my network is on a completely different subnet, different gateway, > different nameserver. The connecting laptop could have any IP address and I > will not know the address or other network information beforehand.
No you really don't want to do this. If they want to use your service they need to use DHCP. Not only would allowing there static IPs on your network be a nightmare to admin, it must certainly violate some RFC. Besides, most people who are using their laptops for such roaming will either always be using DHCP or will no how to switch quickly. Windows XP even allows you to have multiple network configurations setup so it would just be a matter of switching from the static one to dynamic one. regards, -- Mark Lane, CET mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hard Data Ltd. http://www.harddata.com T: 01-780-456-9771 F: 01-780-456-9772 11060 - 166 Avenue Edmonton, AB, Canada, T5X 1Y3 --> Ask me about our Excellent 1U Systems! <-- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
