In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> > > Machines don't have IP numbers. Interfaces have IP numbers. Every >> > > machine >> > >> > Actually, that's not quite the case (as a number of users of Linux's ARP >> > implementation have found), though it's a good approximation.
>This portion is unclear to me; could you shed some light ? > >Do you mean: [wrong guesses omitted] A machine may use the same IP on multiple interfaces. A machine may use multiple IP addresses on a single interface. The two may be combined. A router may use proxy arp. A machine may use the same ethernet address on multiple interfaces on different physical networks. This tends not to work well with vlans. (switches pretending to be multiple networks) -- Blars Blarson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.blars.org/blars.html With Microsoft, failure is not an option. It is a standard feature. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]