How can you assign two IP addresses to one network card using the Windows 98 OS?

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Generally, you can't. Each network card has it's own unique physical MAC address imprinted on it by the manufacturer (kind of like a fingerprint or Social Security number). The address is how a server (and those pesky cookies)recognizes 'your' machine. When you log-on, the server assigns your MAC an IP address. It's not going to assign 2 IP's the the same MAC address.

You can, however, assign a 'static' (unchanging) IP to your machine. I suppose you could change between two IP's. Static IP's are normally for businesses that own their own server (and the IP ranges assigned to it). Your normal ISP won't allow you static IPs...

you can however have wo card with the same ip

you can assign two ip address in a linux OS, no idea of Win 98

[As mentioned above, multiple IP addresses may be assigned to a single card in a Unix or Linux operating system (I have machines with a dozen or more IP addresses assigned to a single physical network interface), however I'm not sure such "virtual or aliased interfaces" can be created in Windows 98. JMH]

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We can not provide the one MAC address to two PC. It is used only for the one PC per IP address.

This is a restriction with Windows98, unless you can find "special" drivers for certain network cards. WindowsXP, as well as Linux, has these facilities built in.

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