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Re: How to use 2 IPs and 1 machine



Patrick Dahiroc wrote:
> 
> hi all
> 
> i have 2 static IP address (actually i have 3 IP address one is assigned to a Win95 machine).  i don't know the best way to utilize the resources i have.  i was kinda wanting to make one IP to be used by my http server and the other to be used by my named and my mail server, but i don't know if this legal.  since it seems to me that i would have to assign two IP address to the same machine.?  any suggestion on how i could use the 2 IPs i have.
> 
> thanks
> pd
> 
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For assigning multiple IP-adresses to one NIC you need the IP-aliasing
function of the linux-kernel. Enable support for IP-aliasing and read
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/alias.txt

Cheers, Fitsch


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