Multihomed Standalone server - What is better ?

Hi

What situation cause less stress or interuptions onto multihomed
standalone server:

1. To have always assigned 10 to 15 IP addresses for various services
which should run on that server (or standby IP's for services which will
be added in future)

or

2. From time to time to add and remove IP's - what is happening with
network connections in that situation, are they breakin' up when I click
ok in NIC properties ?

"NVVN" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> What situation cause less stress or interuptions onto multihomed
> standalone server:
>
> 1. To have always assigned 10 to 15 IP addresses for various services
> which should run on that server (or standby IP's for services which will
> be added in future)
>
> or
>
> 2. From time to time to add and remove IP's - what is happening with
> network connections in that situation, are they breakin' up when I click
> ok in NIC properties ?

Actually either way. I would simply add IPs as needed. Or you can add them
all, which in some cases depending on your company's IP allocation policy,
that you may need to add them all so they're accounted for when performing
an IP inventory scan.

In #2, what did you mean by, "what is happening with network connections in
that situation, are they breakin' up when I click ok in NIC properties?"

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> "NVVN" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > 2. From time to time to add and remove IP's - what is happening with
> > network connections in that situation, are they breakin' up when I click
> > ok in NIC properties ?

> In #2, what did you mean by, "what is happening with network connections in
> that situation, are they breakin' up when I click ok in NIC properties?"

Hi Aceman

When I go into NIC properties, TCP/IP to add or remove additional IP's
and change something, for example, add one new IP, when I closing all
windows / dialogs what is hapenin' with already existed network
connections, is there some break in network conectivity, is there any
more load or stress onto server, or server just acknowledge added new
one IP and continue to work as nothing happened ?

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> Hi Aceman
>
> When I go into NIC properties, TCP/IP to add or remove additional IP's
> and change something, for example, add one new IP, when I closing all
> windows / dialogs what is hapenin' with already existed network
> connections, is there some break in network conectivity, is there any
> more load or stress onto server, or server just acknowledge added new
> one IP and continue to work as nothing happened ?

Oh, you mean you are concerned that it will interrupt network activities
when you add an IP while it's in operation? No, it won't. It will simply add
the additional IP and it will not interrupt activities on the other IPs.

Ace

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=> "NVVN" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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=> Oh, you mean you are concerned that it will interrupt network activities
=> when you add an IP while it's in operation? No, it won't. It will simply add
=> the additional IP and it will not interrupt activities on the other IPs.

Yes, that was my concern. I presume that same apply when I remove IP
address, of course when no service is bounded to it.

OK, so conclusion is that there is no stress load on server, either to
have always bunch of IP's assigned to NIC or doing mumbo jumbo with
add/remove.

Thank's Ace

Best regards

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> Yes, that was my concern. I presume that same apply when I remove IP
> address, of course when no service is bounded to it.
>
> OK, so conclusion is that there is no stress load on server, either to
> have always bunch of IP's assigned to NIC or doing mumbo jumbo with
> add/remove.
>
> Thank's Ace
>
> Best regards

You are welcome!

Ace