Re: [coLinux-devel] tap index

[Sean B. <sea...@so...>]

On Thursday 26 February 2004 17:48, ch...@to... wrote:
> 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.
If you want a nice solution to switching files around dependent on your 
environment check out http://hprofile.sourceforge.net
Essentially what it allows for is determining a profile to be used through 
kernel parameters or checking for devices that would exist in one 
environment, but not another etc (you need to customise that through 
scripts). It switches to a runlevel accordingly and takes care of all of the 
symlinks for you. Works fantastic.

>
> 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
>
>
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