Newbie Question - Colocation - Multiple IP

[rbt123]

Hi, i hope i'm posting in the right forum. I have a newbie question:

When companies advertise the number of IPs allowed for a server (1U), do they imply the number NIC they'll connect to their network?

I'm confused cause some providers (exp: exabytes) offer 4 IPs. It seems unlikely to have 4 NIC in a 1U server.

If the number of IPs offered are for a single NIC, how is it done? Does it require on-site additional setup? Will the support personels require root access to my server?

[mizan]

Hi rbt123,

You can set more than one 1 IP in One NIC.

Thanks,

[neutro]

It is called Ip Aliasing. The reason why you will require more than Ips is because, for nameservers use or for SSL cert purpose (require one dedicated ip to bind to the cert)

[fivio]

Hello,

One NIC could support up until 256 IP Addresses

Thank you,

[rbt123]

Thanks for all replies. Learned something new.