[aklug] Re: GCI and two IP Addresses

At one time GCI tech support told me that a static IP on their network is more of a DHCP reservation for specific MAC addresses. So while it is DHCP, your MAC address always gets the same IP address, thereby making if function like a static address. My hunch is that the DHCP server would not like the idea of assigning a single MAC address two different IP addresses. Don't know, never tried that, and suspect that it would cause wacky issues. However, if one of your routers has two WAN ports (probably already thought of that), that should work.
Ron Yeager

----- Original Message -----
From: Damien Hull <dhull@digitaloverload.net>
Date: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:18 am
Subject: [aklug] GCI and two IP Addresses
To: aklug <aklug@aklug.org>

> I just got off the phone with GCI. Here's my situation.
>
> * Two domains
> o two different static addresses
> * Two routers
> o One static addresses for each router
>
> I would like to trim this down to one router/firewall. IPCop allows
> for
> an alias. However, the tech I was talking to said I can't have two
> addresses on the same router. Something about the GCI setup won't
> work
> that way.
>
> Is this true?
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