Re: 2 IP addresses

["David Gibbs" <devdmg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 28 Aug 97 at 9:56, Jeffrey M. Carey wrote:

> Can two TCP/IP stacks co-exist on a PC?  I think they can, meaning
> your PC could be one address to the 400 and another to your ISP. 
> I'm pretty much a TCP/IP novice, so tell me if I am wrong! 

I'm pretty sure you can't have more than one TCP/IP stack on a single 
PC.  The system wouldn't know which one to use.

You can, however, have multiple TCP/IP connections on a single PC. 
At home, I have 3.  PPP via dialup adapter to my ISP, ethernet
adapter connected to my Linux system (the one the list runs on), and
AOL installed it's own adapter to support it's proxy server.

So there's no need to install a 2nd stack just to connect to a '400.

david

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