From: rick.jones2@hp.com   
      
   Nnaemeka David  wrote:   
   > I never knew an interface could have several logical internet   
   > addresses. Then, what use is multi-homing; why have several   
   > interfaces when one can serve and you use that one for several   
   > addresses. That's precisely what baffles me.   
      
   More than one physical interface can bring bandwidth and SMP scaling   
   advantages.  It can also allow you to connect to the broader network   
   via multiple, independent paths.   
      
   rick jones   
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