Using bridging will not work for this.

I don't think there is a current possibility to do what you
want with linux.


On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 05:32:23AM -0400, Andres Meyer wrote:

> The problem:
> My cable provider allows for 4 DHCP addresses on a bridged interface. They
> are assigned per MAC address,
> so I need 4 MAC addresses with 4 dhcpcd clients running.
> I would like to have all these connections come to one box so I can then
> do what I want (like using 1 as masq for the private net, another one for
> direct forwarding to one private address etc).
> I know that it would be possible with 4 ethernet adapters, but I dont have
> the room (or the money) for them.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> I tried with using the bridge and form a "virtual bridge" with real the
> NIC and 4 dummy[0123] NICs, assigning separate MACs to the dummy NICs,
> then running dhcpcd on the dummy interfaces. Naturally, it did not work, as I
> think that you are not supposed to have IPs on bridge interfaces.
> 
> Any comments appreciated,
> A. Meyer
> 
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