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   Message 25,936 of 26,127   
   Jim Diamond to ldo@nz.invalid   
   Re: RPi associating two IPs with its one   
   29 Dec 25 20:40:16   
   
   From: zsd@jdvb.ca   
      
   On 2025-12-28 at 23:51 AST, Lawrence D’Oliveiro  wrote:   
   > On Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:14:09 -0400, Jim Diamond wrote:   
   >   
   >> No, the Pi thought two IPs were associated with the one and only   
   >> wifi card.   
   >   
   > Just a note that this itself is not an error; the Pi doesn’t *think*   
   > the interface has two IPs, it *knows*, because it was configured that   
   > way.   
      
   OK... If we want to be really careful with our English, I suppose we should   
   say "The Pi associated two IPv4 addresses with the one and only WiFi card."   
      
   Not running any AI on my Pi, I don't think it knows or thinks anything.  ;-)   
      
   > There are legitimate uses for this sort of thing, even though it   
   > was not a deliberate setup in your case.   
      
   Quite true, I have used it once or twice in the past myself.  (Why I did it   
   is now lost in the depths of time.)   
      
                                   Jim   
      
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