Can I get 2 diff. IP addresses from a DHCP server?

Is it possible (and how) to setup a network interface to get 2 different IP
addresses (in the same subnet) from a DHCP server?

It would be basically like having setup aliases, except I can't do this,
since this is a DHCP server from my provider and I don't have static IPs.

I would not mind having 2 physical network adapters in the same machine,
but as far as I know they can't be in the same subnet.

I am trying to avoid the need for 2 separate machines.

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Iassen Hristov

You can put two NICs in the same subnet if you really want to, but it
requires extra work to properly set up routing. Also, some providers control
the number of IP addresses that are issued through an access device, such as
a cable modem, and charge extra for multiple IPs per household.

Could there be a solution to your problem that doesn't actually require 2
separate IP addresses? If you want to post what you are doing perhaps people
could suggest alternatives.

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wcardwell at nc dot rr dot com


"James Knott" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Iassen Hristov wrote:
>
> > Is it possible (and how) to setup a network interface to get 2 different
> > IP addresses (in the same subnet) from a DHCP server?
> >
> > It would be basically like having setup aliases, except I can't do this,
> > since this is a DHCP server from my provider and I don't have static
IPs.
> >
> > I would not mind having 2 physical network adapters in the same machine,
> > but as far as I know they can't be in the same subnet.
> >
> > I am trying to avoid the need for 2 separate machines.
>
> You cannot get 2 dhcp addresses. The dhcp server assigns them to a MAC
> address, so even if you used an alias, the server wouldn't know about it.
> It would simply see a 2nd request from the same computer.
>
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