Subj : Re: Multiple interfaces same Class C net is bad? To : Randall Parker From : Geo. Date : Mon Mar 26 2001 11:08 am From: "Geo." "Randall Parker" wrote in message news:MPG.15290cca6497f9498b8ef@news.barkto.com... > I assigned local net IP addresses to both my NICs in my main machine even > though one of those NICs only connects to a DSL modem. Why? > > Is that a bad thing to do? Is only only confusing the routing of things > if two interfaces in the same machine are on the same Class C network? It probably confuses your machine a little in that it wouldn't know which interface to send local packets to. Other than that I can't imagine that one machine would bother the router all that much. Geo. --- BBBS/NT v4.00 MP * Origin: Barktopia Gating Project http://HarborWebs.com:8081 (1:379/45) .