Re: multihomed host

[Bill Sommerfeld <sommerfeld@east.sun.com>]

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> I don't know if there is an official definition, but I
> have usually heard the term "multihomed host" used to
> refer to multi-interface systems that do not function
> as routers (i.e. they don't forward packets).

For what it's worth, I've occasionally heard the term used in an
application-layer context to refer to hosts having multiple IP
addresses rather than/in addition to multiple interfaces. 

						- Bill