Lew Pitcher wrote:

> Yes, a linux system can have two host names and two IP addresses.
Most already do.
>
> For hostnames, you have to determine what sort of hostname you are
interested in.

>
> - - If it is the name returned by the hostname(1) utility, then you
only get one
> name. Sorry.
At least with the stock kernel. There is the vserver patch which, among
others, can assign different hostnames for every context. I doubt the
original poster is interested in it, but there IS a way.

> - - If it is the name used by Samba as your systemname within a
workgroup or
> domain, then again, you only get one. Sorry.
That is a lot simpler, you can have multiple Samba installs, bound to
different network interfaces. Each one can have their own hostname.

There ARE some things you can't do in Linux, but these are not among
them

--
Petre.