Alternate Configuration not working

[Guest]

HI there. Im running 2 boxes, one Linux one XP Pro. They are both connected directly to the internet through a hub and Cable modem

The physical topography is like this

Cable mode

Hu

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Linux machine XP Pro machin

I want them in this configuration because the linux machine wont always be on. I dont want to use it as a firewall. I want to use the linux machine as a development server. Build web apps and pages. Now Ive got it set up fine. I have 1 network card woith 2 tcp/ip protocol stacks. One set for the DHCP server of the cable co and 1 for a static private address (192.168.1.1 subnet 255.255.255.0 ) This setup works fine for the server.The XP machine is the problem

If I set the IP settings to manual and enter a private IP address (192.168.1.2) it accesses the server fine. Http and File share

If I have the primary settings to DHCP and the 'ALTERNATE CONFIGURATION' to a static IP (192.168.1.2 subnet 255.255.255.0) It access the internet fine, Filesharing works, but I cant access my private intranet with IE or Mozilla) I enter the address of the server in IE and Moz as 192.168.1.1 Ive also tried entering the Port as well, NOTHING works. Can I have 2 TCP\IP protocol stacks on one card in XP like we used to be able to do in 98,95, and NT4? If so how do I go about it

If not what can anybody suggest? I dont want to alter my topography, and I dont want to have to buy another card. I also dont want to throw away XP and go back to 98

HELP

 

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

That isn't how the TCP/IP Alternate Config was designed to work. It is used
to provide a static IP config if your client fails to get a DHCP issues IP
config.
98,95 and NT4 don't suppport multiple TCP/IP stacks and neither do XP, 2000
or 2003. Perhaps you are confusing multiple IP stacks with multiple IP
address bound to a network interface? If this is the case you can add a
second IP address to a XP network interface by clicking the "Advanced"
button on the TCP/IP config properties page.

--

Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

HI there. Im running 2 boxes, one Linux one XP Pro. They are both

connected directly to the internet through a hub and Cable modem.

The physical topography is like this:

Cable modem
|
Hub
|
------------------------------
| |
Linux machine XP Pro machine

I want them in this configuration because the linux machine wont always be

on. I dont want to use it as a firewall. I want to use the linux machine as
a development server. Build web apps and pages. Now Ive got it set up fine.
I have 1 network card woith 2 tcp/ip protocol stacks. One set for the DHCP
server of the cable co and 1 for a static private address (192.168.1.1
subnet 255.255.255.0 ) This setup works fine for the server.The XP machine
is the problem.

If I set the IP settings to manual and enter a private IP address

(192.168.1.2) it accesses the server fine. Http and File share.

If I have the primary settings to DHCP and the 'ALTERNATE CONFIGURATION'

to a static IP (192.168.1.2 subnet 255.255.255.0) It access the internet
fine, Filesharing works, but I cant access my private intranet with IE or
Mozilla) I enter the address of the server in IE and Moz as 192.168.1.1 Ive
also tried entering the Port as well, NOTHING works. Can I have 2 TCP\IP
protocol stacks on one card in XP like we used to be able to do in 98,95,
and NT4? If so how do I go about it?

If not what can anybody suggest? I dont want to alter my topography, and I

dont want to have to buy another card. I also dont want to throw away XP and
go back to 98.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the help.

The advanced button won't let me add another IP address if DHCP is enabled. Any thoughts or solutions?

 

[Guest]

Ive been looking at the netshell utility and I am wondering, under the "netsh interface" context the "add interface" command requires [name] and [type] parameters. The only parameter it likes for type is "full", and if you use that the name must be in the phone book.

The types of interfaces that already exist are: Dedicated, Loopback, and Internal

but if you try to use one of these types it wont let you.

Can anybody enighten me on why this is?

 

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

You can't have a DHCP IP address AND a static IP on a single interface. If
you want multiple IP addresses on one interface you will need to configure
them both statically.

--

Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Thanks for the help.

The advanced button won't let me add another IP address if DHCP is

enabled. Any thoughts or solutions?