What

​ sheep_net is a character virtual device that bridge between BasiliskII and Physical Ethernet card(P)

Here is logical diagram:

Guest Mac OS in emulation (G) <==> Basilisk II (B) <==> /dev/sheep_net (S) <==> Physical Ethernet card on host (P)

sheep_net module masquerade and de-masquerade MAC address on Ethernet frame so that Guest OS and host share the same MAC address with different IP.

See details in IP aliasing

How

How it works

Sample Setting:

Guest Mac OS IP: 192.168.2.2, Fake MAC address: 84:38:35:5e:c5:5b

Host OS Physical Ethernet car IP: 192.168.2.3, physical MAC address: 84:38:35:5e:c5:5a

From outside, we see 192.168.2.2 and 192.168.2.3 share the same physical MAC address: 84:38:35:5e:c5:5a

From insides, sheep_net module masquerade and de-masquerade MAC address of Ethernet packet between Basilisk and

B ==> S ==> P: de-masquerade MAC, convert Fake to Physical
B <== S <== P: masquerade MAC, convert Physical to Fake

How to compile

​cd Linux/NetDriver
make
//create sheep_net device node
sudo make dev
sudo chown [user account] /dev/sheep_net
sudo make install
sudo modprobe sheep_net

How to use

1. Disable IP forwarding on host (Recommended: By disabling it, guest OS won't receive duplicate IP packet from host again.)
2. Disable firewall on host (Recommended: host may send ICMP host unreachable to gateway. Or you can disable ICMP sending from host by changing iptables.)
3. sudo modprobe sheep_net
4. sudo chown [user account] /dev/sheep_net
5. Launch BasiliskII, choose your physical Ethernet card interface in network tab