MacOS DHCP Server?

From: Eric J. Korpela <korpela_at_ssl.berkeley.edu>
Date: Wed Oct 24 17:31:12 2001

> > Does anyone know if there is a free/share/money-ware program that
> >can turn a Mac into a DHCP server? For use on an older 68k Mac...
>
> I use a Mac IIci, up and running 24/7 14 months.
>
> What you need is called a router, but any old PC or Mac running a unix
> variant with a couple network cards should work fine too.

The main reason to use a Mac as a router is to provide an IP over localtalk
to IP over ethernet gateway. It's easier to find an ethernet card for a
Mac II than a localtalk card for a PC.

> I use a Mac IIci
> running NetBSD. Check out this web site for details, and email me if you
> need some network cards etc. cheap.

Does NetBSD support IP over localtalk? If so, I may switch over.

Eric
Received on Wed Oct 24 2001 - 17:31:12 BST