To create a dummy IP to allow the use of a single Perforce license on more than one machine: Note: Use of the license file on a duplicate machine must be approved through licensing@perforce.com. On RHEL: Below MMM.NNN.OOO.PPP is the IP address on the license file. Create a file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-dummy0 with the following lines: DEVICE=dummy0 IPADDR=MMM.NNN.OOO.PPP NETMASK=255.255.255.255 BROADCAST=MMM.NNN.OOO.PPP ONBOOT=yes Then run: ifconfig dummy0 up MMM.NNN.OOO.PPP On Windows: Install the MS Loopback Adaptor per: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842561 And set the IP address to the one on the license file.
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#3 | 25002 | C. Thomas Tyler |
Removing this IP spoofing information; that's not something we should promote. |
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#2 | 11489 | Russell C. Jackson (Rusty) | Added info about dummy.ip on Ubuntu | ||
#1 | 10638 | C. Thomas Tyler | Populate perforce_software-sdp-dev. | ||
//guest/perforce_software/sdp/main/Server/setup/dummy_ip.txt | |||||
#1 | 10148 | C. Thomas Tyler | Promoted the Perforce Server Deployment Package to The Workshop. |