Multiple IPs on single interface

[Benjamin J. Weiss]

Actually, 254 is the maximum number.  You cannot assign #0, as it is the 
address for the subnet, and you cannot assign #255, as it is the 
broadcast address.

Of course, all of this assumes that you are on a non-subnetted class C 
network...

Ben

Smith, Albert wrote:

>256 is the maxium amount of ip address that can be bound to a single nic
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>Albert Smith
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>Genex Services
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com on behalf of Jason Williard
>Sent: Tue 2/15/2005 1:17 AM
>To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list'
>Subject: RE: Multiple IPs on single interface
> 
>That worked.  Thank you very much.  Do you know if there is a max limit on
>how many IP's can be attached to a single interface?  Also, is there a way
>to add an entire subnet without creating 1 file for each IP?
>  
>