Mulithoming..

James Knott james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Mon Oct 13 11:57:40 UTC 2003


JM wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have box with 1 NIC using a Global IP.  I was wondering is it possible to 
> using multihoming wherein that same NIC will be assigned an internal IP?
> 
> if yes? what are the things to be considered? do the application need to be 
> multihomed capable? are there any security implications on this?

You can assign an alias IP, if that's what you're asking about.  As for 
security, depending on how you're connected, you may expose that alias 
to others.



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