Have you figured out this problem;
I was using ifconfig alias on a UNIXWARE machine it it works well, the end
result is the server can be connect to via either IP address. I am trying to
do the same thing with LINUX - but I dont see "alias" as an option within
the man page on ifconfig.
Steve
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gcobb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 5:02 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [expert] IP alias trouble <--- CROSSPOST
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> Please do not crosspost into newbie and into here. We have enough to read
> without having to read the message in two places. Thanks!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of jean-philippe
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 8:18 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [expert] IP alias trouble
> >
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > I have a range of IP adresses on the internet going from a.b.c.64 to
> > a.b.c.95.
> > I have two machines in my DMZ (a.b.c.66 and 68).
> > All this works without a problem.
> >
> > The trouble comes when I try to add an IP alias :
> > Here is the command I use to create it :
> > /sbin/ifconfig eth0:1 a.b.c.90 netmask 255.255.255.224 broadcast
> > a.b.c.95
> >
> > If I add it to a.b.c.66, everything works fine. I can access my new
> > address (a.b.c.90) from anywhere.
> > But if I take out the alias from this card and make the same alias on
> > the other machine, then I can only access it from the local network (eg
> > from the DMZ)!! If I try to connect (www, ftp, pop3, ping, anything!) to
> > a.b.c.90 from anywhere on the internet, it doesn't work! (The server
> > does not respond).
> >
> > I checked that it was not a firewalling problem, but all the rules are
> > set to "ACCEPT". I alsop though that it could be a routing problem (but
> > then I don't understand why it would have worked when the alias was on
> > the other machine), or maybe a "promiscuous mode" trouble or something,
> > but I wasn't able to solve anything.
> >
> > Can somebody help me?
> >
> > Thanx.
> > Flupke
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