Re: [expert] Re: [expert] =?iso-8859-1?Q?Probl=E8me?= de configurationALIAS IP

[Herman Van Keer (softouch)]

Denis Havlik wrote:

> :~>Ah, two IP addresses can be used to support a virtual host under Apache. Suppose
> :~>you have mydomain.com setup to listen to ip address x.x.x.x and you want to setup
> :~>mycompany.com on the same machine, that can be accomplished with ip aliasing.
> :~>First it has to be selected when compiling the kernel, then you can use
> :~>linuxconf(or the tool of your choice) to setup two ip addresses on the same nic.
> :~>Then you configure apache with a Virtual Host and voila.
>
> I still do not get it. I have an alias to my mail server
> (lisa.exp.univie.ac.at == havlik.org). However they both share the same
> IP address. What would I gain by actually hawing TWO ip-addresses at the
> same interface?

I would say: it is just a cheep solution, simulating two NICS with the same (hardware)
NIC, or -like stated by someone before-
a 'poor man's [router/gateway] - I do not recall it exactly.

Anyone in to confirm/deny my 'simple' statement?
Herman