Linux allows to assign more than one IP address to a single physical network interface. That's a really useful technique, e.g. when working with Apache and virtual servers, as it enables to access the same Apache server using two different IP addresses.

Creating a virtual network interface in Linux is quite easy, here's a comprehensive tutorial describing all the steps you should follow: Linuxconfig.org

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