At 17:05 -0500 12/30/05, Dan Shoop wrote:
>At 1:19 AM -0500 12/30/05, Kok-Yong Tan wrote:
>>At 20:04 -0500 12/29/05, Dan Shoop wrote:
>>>Then you duplicated the IP address on more than one server, which obviously you can't do since each machine must always have a unique IP address.
>>
>>The latter part of your sentence is untrue. You can have multiple unique unbonded IP addresses per machine since a machine can have multiple NIC cards installed or built-in, e.g. each Xserve G5 and quadcore tower comes with two ethernet ports which can have at least one unique IP address per port, etc.
>
>Each machine [connected to a common network] must have [at least] a unique IP address [to be connected to an IP network.]
>
>Whether or not you have more than "a[n]" address doesn't change this.
>
>And to pick nits further, these aren't "ports" but network interfaces.
>
>Let's try not to be twits.
Hey, you're the one picking nits all over the place by insisting people be "precise". I thought we'd all see how you like it when *YOUR* statements are picked over as well. Obviously it doesn't feel as good when it's you with the target painted on your pointy little head, isn't it? Look who's calling other people twits...
--
Reality Artisans, Inc. | Network Wrangling and System Delousing
P.O. Box 565, Gracie Station | Apple Certified Help Desk Specialist - Panther
New York, NY 10028-0019 | Apple Consultants Network member
<http://www.realityartisans.com> | Apple Developer Connection member
(212) 369-4876 (Voice) | (212) 860-4325 (Fax)
PGP Fingerprint: 77B3 D1E9 D24B 4FA9 9606 6C8D 62E4 2E4A 6FDD 9FD5
_______________________________________________
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
Macos-x-server mailing list (email@hidden)
Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/macos-x-server/email@hidden
This email sent to email@hidden
