IP address resolution.

Crucificator crucificator at home.ro
Fri Oct 29 15:05:09 UTC 2004


rupesh kumar kumar wrote:

>  
>Hai everybody,
>
>         I have a box which needs to be configured to the IPAddress which the client wishes. The client will attach an ipaddress to my box's MAC Address by giving the command
>    'arp -s x.x.x.x xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx'  at dos prompt.
>  
>
And you think that by adding to the client's arp mapping an random ip 
you will remotely add an ip address to your box? I don't quite follow 
you but on second thought I'm not sure if you can follow yourself.

> <>
> then he gives 'telnet x.x.x.x portno' portno is my box's portno.
>
> Aim is to connect to my box and resolve the ipaddress the client has 
> given and configure the box to that IP address..
>
> While doing telnet the packets are coming to the box but they are 
> dropped at the ethernet level.
> I request you to send any solution/suggestion to my problem.
>
> Regards,
> Rupesh.

And you are trying to do what?
I think that you might need an pptp server.




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