[coLinux-devel] tap index

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I am working on a dual boot setup native or coLinux. I have the fstab
situation worked out with so sym link tricks. The problem I am having now
is with networking. I want to use eth0 with one config for native boot
(same IP address the windows setup uses to comunicate with outside) and
when under coLinux use a different interface on a private inside lan and
have window NAT it out. I will then work out the route issue in linux.

I tried

<network index="1" type="tap" name="TAP"></network>

but when it booted coLinux ifconfig showed that etho was up and ther was
no eth1

I realize that only 1 device is visable in each boot mode.

I also saw this in the change log

        I also prepared the ground for supporting more than one network
device
        (i.e, eth1, eth2, etc.), but it is not yet completed.

is this the problem or is there some other workaround anyone can think of?
I want to be able to use static addresses and I only have one address for
comunicating with the outside world that is why I want to have windows NAT
the address when in coLinux and when Native use the same address as in the
windows config.

I am taking notes as I do this and should have a good HowTo to post on the
wiki (which is looking very nice, very quickly)

I am using Topologilinux which runs off of loopback files on the windows
partition. Booting both ways so far but I want to get networking and maby
floppy and cdrom access (I set them up in the rootfs but need to figure
out the colinux.xml setup for them.

chris