From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from 1tree.net(server50.aitcom.net[208.234.0.28]) (1450 bytes) by braille.uwo.ca via smail with P:esmtp/D:aliases/T:pipe (sender: ) id for ; Sat, 21 Oct 2000 10:11:37 -0400 (EDT) (Smail-3.2.0.102 1998-Aug-2 #2 built 1999-Sep-5) Received: from ignatious.1tree.com (c716099-a.rchdsn1.tx.home.com [24.7.105.70]) by 1tree.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA10777 for ; Sat, 21 Oct 2000 10:11:38 -0400 Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 03:17:23 -0500 (CDT) From: Kirk Wood X-Sender: kc5bpd@ignatious.1tree.com To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: IP conflicts (was Re: best way to install linux to a laptop) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Id: Think of an IP address as a phone number with a twist. You see even that is not the real phone number. Just before sending the information to your computer an ARP request is sent. It is to resolve which network card (all have a unique address) belongs to the IP address. If more then one responds thenwhich shoudl recieve the packet? It becomes unknown and thus disabled. Before calling your ISP, check your terms of service. Few allow you to have more then one machine connected at a time. Call complaining and they know you are violating their terms of service. You could find your account suspeded or worse. You will have to speak with the abuse team. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net