RE: Problem with 2 IPs

["Harold Hunt" <huntharo at msu dot edu>]

Open source projects are what YOU make of them.

Nuff said.

Harold

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Giorgio [mailto:topo1971@tiscalinet.it]
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 4:17 AM
> To: Harold Hunt
> Subject: Re: Problem with 2 IPs
>
>
> Harold,
>
> I might know more than you about IP suite protocols... but you know
> more than be about cygwin/xfree86.
> The reason I posted in the mailing list, beside asking if it was a
> well-known
> problem, was to look for a source code support (read: is the class
> doing this or doing that... am i wrong doing this or doing that).
> Hence... if you can't even support me describing the XFCYG architecture
> or you can't give me hints where to start to dig in tons of code...
> ...this means that the mailing list is useless for me as well as
> XFCYG, and
> it's not really what people expect form an open-source project
> (read: cooperation and knowledge sharing).
>
> Thanks anyway
> /G
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harold Hunt" <huntharo@msu.edu>
> To: "Giorgio" <topo1971@tiscalinet.it>
> Cc: "cygx" <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:33 PM
> Subject: RE: Problem with 2 IPs
>
>
> > Giorgio,
> >
> > > Having multiple IP addresses with *different* address space
> is perfectly
> > > legal... and it's NOT an invalid card configuration.
> > > No need to mention all the NAT, HA protocols, gateway
> protocols, virtual
> > > servers...
> > > They all allow (even require) to use two or more IP addresses on the
> same
> > > physical interface.
> >
> > My point being that if you disagree, then you know more than us about IP
> and
> > you're on your own.
> >
> > > > So, I'm going to say here that you are trying to do
> something that is
> > > bound
> > > > to fail, thus, don't expect any help from us, as we are
> mere mortals.
> > >
> > > Not a very professional reply.
> >
> > I beg to differ.
> >
> > Harold
> >
>