Re: one machine, two IP addresses?
> I usually dial-up to my ISP and get an assigned IP address for the session.
> I am thinking of connecting my ethernet card to a network, so I might have
> two connections at once.
>
> My understanding is that the IP address comes from the ethernet card
> (hmm... but then it couldn't be assigned in a local network, so probably
> this is wrong..). At any rate, is there a problem with the machine doing
> both networks at once?
>
well, you can also configure multiple IPs for one NIC (see one of the
previous post). a dialup connection will have it's IP, too. and: you can
even set up dummy-devices with an own IP.
there would be absolutely no problem with your config.
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