Using different network static ip with different MAC address

[genfrontier]

Hello guys,

I am trying to use my gentoo install both in a VM and running with no virtualization.

What i want to do is, because i can set up whatever mac i want in the virtual machine, to have gentoo look at the MAC address and set up a different static ip.

Is this possible?

Thanks

[Raniz]

You might be able to use the udev files for persistent naming of network devices for this, you can set up your different MAC addresses as different devices, such as the device in your VM will be eth1 and the one outside the VM eth0. You can then use /etc/conf.d/net and specify different options since it will be different devices.

Take a look in /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules.

[genfrontier]

Thanks Raniz,

After much trail and error, found that it was much easier to set up static dhcp with my router running tomato firmware. In there you can set up with the mac address a predetemined ip when the host ask for the ip.

now i am trying to figure out how to seamless select between the ati-drivers and the vmware display drivers automatically....

thanks
Emilio