Maximum IP Address Configured on Intel Network Adapter

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Hi All,

Sorry if this is not the correct forum to answer.
But hope somebody can help me...

For these two types of network adapter:
Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter
Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Network Adapter

How many IP addresses can be configured on it at the same time?

System is Windows 2000 Server.

Thanks

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It's not dependent on the NIC, but on how much the IP stack of the OS allows/can handle. One resource [ref] I found for that says

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Hi Plundi,

Thanks for your response.
Do you think Windows 2000 here is Windows 2000 Server?

So if I asked to add 4 more IP addresses on 1 single network adapter(Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter), than it should be ok?[COLOR="\#738fbf"]

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Since both are based on the same kernel (as far as I know), it's safe to assume that both share the same IP stack and it's limitations.

And 5 different IP addresses shouldn't be a problem for any modern server OS.

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