Binding multiple addresses to a socket in a network system

An information handling system (IHS), comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory, coupled to the processor,
• the memory being configured to create a socket in the IHS and map multiple IP addresses to the socket;
• the memory being further configured such that the socket listens for connection requests on the multiple IP addresses and receives connection requests for the multiple addresses via a multiple protocol network.

An information handling system (IHS), comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory, coupled to the processor,
• the memory being configured to create a plurality of sockets in the IHS and to map a respective IP address to each of the sockets of the plurality of sockets;
• the memory being further configured to bind each socket of the plurality of sockets to a respective IP address;
• the memory being further configured such that each of the sockets listens for connection requests on the multiple IP addresses and each of the sockets receives connection requests for each socket's respective IP address via a multiple protocol network.

A server network application computer program product, comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium for use in an information handling system (IHS):
• first instructions that create a socket in the IHS;
• second instructions that map multiple IP addresses to the socket;
• third instructions that configure the socket to listen for connection requests on the multiple IP addresses;
• and
• fourth instructions that receive connection requests for the multiple addresses via a multiple protocol network;
• wherein the first, second, third and fourth instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium.