BEAME@SSCvax.McMaster.CA (06/01/88)
At McMaster University we have about 600 host (PCs and others) on our bridged ethernet. We also have a growing number of subnets which usally consist of one SUN server with two network controllers and several diskless clients. We are in the process of connecting to a network which will require "real" Internet Addresses (we have been using 1.x.y.z). We feal that a single Class B address cannot handle the growing number of hosts (over 1024 by year end and around 30 SUN sub-networks). The solution that I can understand is the aquasition of two Class B addresses, using one for the main network and subnet the other into 255 sub-networks with 254 hosts each. I understand what Proxy ARP does, but I don't know if it can (or how it can) be used to allow us to need only one Internet address. If I am totaly out in left field, please say so and I will request two numbers. -Carl Beame Beame@McMaster.CA Beame@McMaster.BitNet