Have you tried using either Webmin or Linuxconf?
They will create another file for the definition of the alias which gets
read at boot time.
On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, Steve.Wambolt wrote:
> 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
> >
> >
> > 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
> > > --
> > > << There's no place like ~! >>
> > >
> > >
> >
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