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Date:  Sat, 05 Feb 2005 18:58:15 +0000 (GMT)
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From:  "Dave Saville" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  "os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Subject: [OS2Wireless] Using VPC with wifi

On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 11:26:09 -0700, Andy Willis wrote:

>I assume then that the virtual switch is on Lan0?  Ok, that would get 
>around putting the wireless card into promiscuous mode.  It is 
>essentially what svista is doing for its networking support.  Do you 
>have a physical card in the machine associated to LAN0?  IOW, I have 2 
>pcmcia cards - one wirelese, one wired, and they are not in the machine 
>at the same time and I am wondering if the card would have to be present 
>though not in use otherwise.  Unfortunately, my router doesn't allow me 
>to play with the routing in it (going to have to get a new router I think).
>Andy

Yes, LAN0 and yes you would need a card in there - but not a pcmcia one for the
LAN as VPC does not see the card slots. Or so I was told. Stan seems to have
got virtual switch working with his.

-- 
Regards

Dave Saville

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