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Re: Multiple IPaddr. on 1-interface (IP aliases?)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Arthur S. Petrossian)
Thu Mar 21 00:44:28 1996
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 09:32:50 +0300 (GMT+0300)
From: "Arthur S. Petrossian" <arthur@sci.am>
To: Tero Jyri Michael Pelander <tpeland@utu.fi>
cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <96Mar20.160536+0200eet_dst.13571-25054+46@utu.fi>
On Wed, 20 Mar 1996, Tero Jyri Michael Pelander wrote:
> > Can anyone at last help me to find out how to configure more that one
> > IP adrresses on the same interface (e.g. eth0)?
>
> Read the FAQ about it or the file
> /usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/aliases.txt.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I have no such directory structure,
can you please mail me that file?
> > 1.Dummy interface could be used or
> > 2.IP aliases...
> > Which one is better?
>
> IP aliases is easier to use but you need about 1.3.40 or newer kernel.
> 1.3.56-57 is quite stable.
I have Slackware 2.3 (kernel 1.2.8) is it impossible to do ipaliasing?
^^^^^^^^^^^^
And where to read about configuring dummy interface?
Looking forward to hear from you
Regards,
Artie
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