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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