how many IP aliases
Per Engelbrecht
per at xterm.dk
Thu May 27 08:06:32 PDT 2004
Hi Alin
> Can anyone tell me what is the limit for how many IP aliases can be
> setup on the same ethernet card?
>
> Is there a global limit for the total number of aliases in the OS?
>
> To be clear: one needs 128 IPs (for irc vhosts) to be setup on one
> server. Is that impossible?
I don't know the exact max. number for aliases on a single nic, but I
do know that 128 addresses isn't a problem - depending of course on
your setup such as ram, cpu, board and last but not least, nic.
Don't do it on a $20 nomame-nic.
respectfully
/per
per at xterm.dk
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