Re: [GnomeMeeting-devel-list] Re: Network interface resets when offline

[Peter Robinson <pbrobinson gmail com>]

> just to take this discussion even further into obscurity... *g*
> What does happen if one interface has multiple IPs? Why wouldn't i want
> to select the IP but rather the entire interface (except for the known
> multihomed LAN/WAN config)? Or let's say even if i can already spot the
> interface correctly, why not give the IP aswell (and autosense the iface
> if the IP is given)?

Isn't separate IPs on a physical interface under Linux assigned
through sub interfaces like eth0:0 eth0:1 or in the vlan scenario
eth0.0 eth0.1 and hence would appear to an application as separate
interfaces anyway?
 
> IIRC that'd be exactelly the option needed for hosts running
> private/public IP with NAT/non-NAT mixed dual routing using 2
> interfaces.

Sounds like a VPN to me :-) where you can sort of have both a public
and private IP on the same physical interface.

Now that I've moved and have a new job etc one of these days I hope to
get a linux box up and running and start playing again :-)

Pete