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Altera_Forum
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15 years ago

Is it possible to handle two IP addresses with one Ethernet device?

Hi all, I'm new about TSE and Nichestack and NIOS II, therefore keep it in account within eventual your answer to my post... :) I would like to know if is possible to handle two IP addresses ...
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15 years ago

I don't think you can do it without patching the Nichestack.

Other stacks, such as the FreeBSD stack or the one in Linux allow to create "aliases" on the network interfaces to add new IP addresses.

An alternative could be to use multicast addresses (see this post (http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3344)), but it depends on why your customer needs two IP addresses.