Multiple IP Addresses on a Single NIC

MORE INFORMATION

Consider the following scenario:

A computer with a single NIC and two IP addresses--the first is 130.0.3.2, the second 130.1.7.200--is on the same segment where two routers are present, router 1 with IP address 130.0.7.1 and router 2 with IP address 130.1.7.100.

The route table is as follows:

Network Address  Netmask         Gateway Address  Interface   Metric
0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0         130.1.7.1        130.0.3.2   1
0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0         130.0.7.1        130.0.3.2   1
127.0.0.0        255.0.0.0       127.0.0.1        127.0.0.1   1
130.0.0.0        255.255.0.0     130.0.3.2        130.0.3.2   1
130.0.3.2        255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1        127.0.0.1   1
130.0.255.255    255.255.255.255 130.0.3.2        130.0.3.2   1
130.1.0.0        255.255.0.0     130.1.7.200      130.0.3.2   1
130.1.7.200      255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1        127.0.0.1   1
140.1.0.0        255.255.0.0     130.1.7.100      130.0.3.2   1
(Previous entry is an added static route)
224.0.0.0        224.0.0.0       130.0.3.2         130.0.3.2   1
255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255 130.0.3.2         130.0.3.2   1
				

Note that the interface is always 130.0.3.2. Network 140.1.0.0 is on the other side of router 2 (130.1.7.100) and a static route was added for it. With this configuration, connectivity to any host on the local subnet with an IP address of 130.0.x.x or 130.1.x.x is possible. Connectivity to any host on the other side of router 1 (130.0.3.2) is also possible. Connectivity to anything beyond router 2 is not possible. A network trace shows that the source IP address is 130.0.3.2 when trying to reach a destination over router 2. Router 2 only knows about network 130.1.0.0 and doesn't have a route defined for network 130.0.0.0.

Note:

• A static route can be added in router 2 to fix this problem (i.e. route add 130.0.7.1 130.1.7.100).