Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 17:09:49 +0200 (CEST) From: "Per Engelbrecht" <per@xterm.dk> To: <aanton@reversedhell.net> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how many IP aliases Message-ID: <50138.62.242.151.142.1085670589.squirrel@mailbox.wingercom.dk> In-Reply-To: <40B5E73E.9000708@reversedhell.net> References: <40B5E73E.9000708@reversedhell.net>
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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@xterm.dk
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