> 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
