> So, I can host non-SSL sites with host headers on the same 
> IP, but would need a separate IP for any site that requires 
> an SSL Cert.

Yes. If you wanted to have a bunch of hostnames pointing to this IP, that
would work fine, since you don't care whether the hostname matches what's in
the certificate if it's self-signed. You wouldn't configure those hostnames
using host headers in IIS, but you could configure your DNS to point a bunch
of hostnames to a single IP address using CNAME records.

> Can both SSL and non-SSL host header sites run on the same 
> server hardware and software?
> Could I run this on the same hardware and software if I put 
> in a separate NIC card in the same server for the other IP?

You can bind multiple IP addresses to a single NIC, you know. You shouldn't
need any additional hardware, although if you're using SSL very heavily you
might want SSL hardware acceleration functionality.

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