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From: chris@cayman.COM (Chris North)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs,comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: MAC II NFS
Summary: Macs and changing IP addresses
Keywords: NFS, Mac II, authentication
Message-ID: <3633@cayman.COM>
Date: 24 Jul 89 15:28:08 GMT
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Organization: Cayman Systems Inc., Cambridge Ma
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> could enter practically any IP address.  To a unix person, the ability for
> a user to be able to change his machine's IP address at virtually any time
> seems absurd.  
>   Does anyone out there run NCSA Telnet or something similar in public labs?
> If so, how do you handle this potential problem.

  The GatorBox will only allow a user to select an IP address (static or
dynamic) from within the MacIP range specified during configuration.  If
you select an address outside of this range, Telnet will not work.

-chris

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Chris North                                chris@cayman.COM
Cayman Systems
26 Landsdowne Street
Cambridge MA  02139                        617-494-1999