Multiple IP's on one nic?
Seth DeVries
2 different NIC cards in a system? If so how?
Thanks
Nils O. Selåsdal
"Seth DeVries" <seth.d...@fmc-na.com> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to assign the same IP address to
> 2 different NIC cards in a system? If so how?
Do you want several ip addresses on ONE nic or several nic's
on ONE ip address?
Pantek Support
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> Is it possible to assign the same IP address to
> 2 different NIC cards in a system? If so how?
Seth,
It is possible to assign multiple IP addresses to a single NIC; however, it
is not possible to assign the same IP address to more than one NIC. When an
IP address is assigned to a NIC, ARP (the Address Resolution Protocol) is
used to tie the IP address to the hardware address on the NIC. A single
unicast IP address cannot be tied to more than one NIC without conflict;
Ethernet devices would not understand how to switch the packet.
You can create a virtual interface in order to assign more than one IP
address to a single NIC under Linux. Interface eth0 can be used for a first
IP address, interface eth0:0 can be used for another, interface eth0:1 for
another, and so on. Configuration of interface eth0:0 would be performed
the same as configuration of interface eth0 using ipconfig and associated
commands. I hope this information helps.
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Jooil Lee
same MAC.
Am I wrong?
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