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November 21st, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

network traffic. This device number will need to be one listed

 

 

using the “-l” command.

 

-v[v][v]

Turns on verbose output. The verbosity level gets noisier with the

 

 

number of “v” on the command line.

 

-m XX:XX

Denotes the two high bytes used to classify the simulator‟s MAC

 

 

addresses. By default these values are FA:CD, but can be

 

 

configured to avoid collisions with real hardware.

 

 

Table 7-9: Mediator Command Line Switches

7.24.3 MAC Addresses for use with the Adapter

The MAC address that the simulated adapter is using determines the level of visibility that the model will have with other simulator sessions and with the real network. The mediator routes packets to simulator sessions that have “FA:CD” in the high two bytes of the MAC address. The simulator sessions that have anything other than “FA:CD” can only communicate with other simulator sessions in the same process space using a “multi-machine” approach.

MAC Address beginning with “FA:CD” and having a third byte between 0x00 and 0x20, are classified as “absolute”. Simulated adapters using this class of MAC Address are logically equivalent to plugging a real computer into a real network. These sessions can see real network traffic and are visible to all simulator sessions running via the mediator. In addition, all broadcast traffic, including ARP‟s are routed to this class of MAC addresses. Allocations of “absolute” MAC addresses need to be coordinated such that they are not replicated on the same host subnet.

MAC addresses beginning with “FA:CD” and having a third byte between 0x21 and 0x80 are classified as “fixed”. The simulator adapters using this class of MAC address can access the real network, but cannot be seen by other simulator sessions outside of its domain. This class of MAC address allows a user to simultaneously run identical BSD‟s using unique domains. This class of MAC addresses will not receive broadcast traffic such as ARP‟s. Allocations of “fixed” MAC addresses need to be coordinated such that they are not replicated in the same mediator domain.

7.24.4 Example Configurations

MAC address assignment was designed to satisfy many usability needs. Table 7-10shows a list of possible usage models for the simulator and MAC Address assignments.

7.24.4.1 Absolute NIC

This configuration mimics plugging in a physical computer into whatever network your mediator is running on. The user must select a MAC Address that is not duplicated anywhere else on the mediator‟s subnet. All broadcast and targeted network traffic will be routed to a simulator session using this classification of MAC Address. This provides maximum visibility for the simulator session.

Example MAC:

FA:CD:00:00:00:01

IP Address:

Any. Can be a static IP address assigned by your sys admin, or a

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4.4.5 specifications

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