Re: [expert] =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Re=3A_=5Bexpert=5D_Probl=E8me_de_configuration_A?= =?ISO-8859-2?Q?LIAS_IP?=

[Eric Dexter]

At 01:32 AM 11/18/1999 +0100, you wrote:

>Hm. I do not understand French, but I get the feeling this guy wants to
>have 2 IP-adresses on a single ethernet card. It beets me. I understand
>the need for two names on a same IP, I also understand the idea of a
>machine with two network interfaces (i.e. bridge), but two IP-s on a
>single interface - what would that be good for?
>
>I suppose it cannot be done. But then again, I may have completely
>misunderstood the question. Anybody cares to pay french lessons for me? 

Single NIC/Dual IP addresses can be used for alot of things, including a
"poor man's" router. Before I got a second NIC I did it for my home firewall.

BTW, this is called IP ALIASING and you can learn more here:

http://www.cypher.net/~black/ipalias.html

*Didn't want to continue this "wrong language" thread, but thought you and
others may be interested.




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