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OmniServer - Configuring multiple connections to the same device

I am using OmniServer, and would like to make multiple connections to a single port on our device. I seeing a error "Winsock device with like definition already defined"; is it possible to configure multiple connections to the same device?

It is definitely possible to configure multiple connection to the the same device, the easiest way to do this would be using the Windows TCP Hosts file.

Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc and open the 'hosts' file in a basic text editor such as notepad.

At the very bottom, please add entries to the file in the format:

IP Address <TAB> DNSname


For example, adding entries—

192.168.111.15      Device 1

192.168.111.15      Device 2 

192.168.111.15      Device 3

—will allow you to address the same IP address by using the DNS name in OmniServer (Device 1, Device 2, or Device 3) and the same port.