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What would happen if two computers on different networks had the same IP address?
Two computers can safely have the same IP address in certain cases. In most cases, if those two computers are on the same local network, it breaks connectivity for one or both of them. Internet protocols work by sending small, individually addressed messages. Each message can be routed differently.
Can I use 2 network adapters?
Therefore, both adapters cannot be transmitting at the same time and must wait if another device on the network is transmitting. Additionally, broadcast messages must be handled by each adapter because both are listening on the same network.
Why do I have two Ethernet adapters?
In a network redundancy application, a dual Ethernet device is connected to two separate networks in order to reduce traffic or load on one of these networks. This effectively allows users on both networks to easily access the dual Ethernet device in order to communicate with devices on either of the two networks.
Can you use two Ethernet adapters at the same time?
However, by definition, only one adapter may communicate on the network at a time in the Ethernet network topology. Therefore, both adapters cannot be transmitting at the same time and must wait if another device on the network is transmitting.
How to connect virtual machines to two different networks?
Each of physical adapters (uplink or vmnic) only belongs to a single vSwitch and you cannot share it, so when you decide to separate virtual machines networking to the different physical networks, you should create two separate vSwitch and each of existing physical NICs must belongs to only one of them.
Can you use the same IP address for all devices?
Apply for public (routable) IP addresses to use for this. You can use the same set of them on all your devices, basically you’re using it like RFC1918 space, just you’re guaranteed it won’t ever conflict. Very hard to do for IPv4 (we’ve mostly run out), should be much easier if you can use IPv6.
How are multiple adapters on the same network expected to?
Therefore, both adapters cannot be transmitting at the same time and must wait if another device on the network is transmitting. Additionally, broadcast messages must be handled by each adapter because both are listening on the same network. This configuration requires significant overhead, excluding any protocol-related issues.