Duplicating AirPort Network Port Configuration/IP Aliasing with AirPort

I'm attempting to set up my Apache server to serve test websites with my network (I'll be serving by IP, and firewalled from the wide world of the web (namely, my eyes only websites (so they can be tested on windows browsers (alas, the majority of my viewership)))). Im fairly confident I can set up the Virtual Hosts (watch this space, that my be my next problem). However, I'd like to set up my computer to have more than one IP address. Im running Panther (10.3.9). Im connected wirelessly to my network. I have tried the recommended: go to 'Network Port Configurations' and click 'Duplicate'. However, the Duplicate button is inactive for my AirPort card. How can I duplicate it so I can IP Alias my mac?

I don't mean to question your decision, but why do you need to have more then one IP address?
With virtual hosts, you can redirect to a countless number folders (virtual sites) with your computer only having one IP address.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName site1.yourwebsite.net
DocumentRoot /Library/WebServer/Documents/sites/site1.yourwebsite.net
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName site2.yourwebsite.net
DocumentRoot /Library/WebServer/Documents/sites/site2.yourwebsite.net
</VirtualHost>
Of course you should use be using a dynamic DNS service. I use http://dyndns.org. They offer free service and also a great custom DNS service.
For testing purposes you can change you local hosts settings via Netinfo Manager. For example you can set site1.local and site2.local to point to 127.0.0.1 and then your site will be private and work like you had hundreds of IP addresses.

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