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From: "Herminio Hernandez
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How many IP addresses may a NIC obtain?
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2017 23:18:58
Message-Id: CAJRA9dzFNaXzApUV5=c8SHh_4AohSk6fzY1ErbvbW=cKb=5gHg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] How many IP addresses may a NIC obtain? by Mick
1 Yes a NIC can have more than one ip address. I am guessing it is DHCP
2 related. The old leases may not have expired but usually, DHCP does a good
3 job at not allowing that to happen. Remember from a network perspective the
4 only real difference between a linux workstation and a router is enabling
5 packet forwarding.
6
7
8 On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 3:49 PM, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:
9
10 > I've rolled up a kernel for a MacBook Pro and I am wondering what might I
11 > have
12 > set up in there to end up with 3 sequential IP addresses ...
13 >
14 > 2: enp10s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP
15 > group
16 > default qlen 1000
17 > link/ether 0c:4d:e9:cb:65:a4 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
18 > inet 10.10.10.14/24 brd 10.10.10.255 scope global dynamic enp10s0
19 > valid_lft 86377sec preferred_lft 86377sec
20 > inet 10.10.10.15/24 brd 10.10.10.255 scope global secondary dynamic
21 > enp10s0
22 > valid_lft 86377sec preferred_lft 86377sec
23 > inet 10.10.10.16/24 brd 10.10.10.255 scope global secondary enp10s0
24 > valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
25 > inet6 fe80::6ec7:552c:e2fa:7497/64 scope link
26 > valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
27 >
28 > I haven't seen this before on my desktops, only on routers. What setting
29 > might control this?
30 > --
31 > Regards,
32 > Mick