>>>> ...I have 5 usable IPs from my host and I've defined 2 of them in >>>> /etc/conf.d/net like this: >>>> >>>> config_eth0=( >>>> "1.2.3.1 netmask 255.255.255.0" >>>> "1.2.3.2 netmask 255.255.255.0" >>>> ) >>>> >>>> My apache2 config is not working as expected and I think its due to a >>>> networking problem because eth0:1 reports no RX or TX stats: >>>> >>>> # ifconfig >>>> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr [removed] >>>> inet addr:1.2.3.1 Bcast:[removed] Mask:255.255.255.0 >>>> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 >>>> RX packets:46047 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 >>>> TX packets:65703 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 >>>> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 >>>> RX bytes:6131194 (5.8 MiB) TX bytes:82568335 (78.7 MiB) >>>> Interrupt:40 >>>> >>>> eth0:1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr [removed] >>>> inet addr:1.2.3.2 Bcast:[removed] Mask:255.255.255.0 >>>> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 >>>> Interrupt:40 >>> >> ... >> Thank you for taking the time to write Stroller. This has really got >> my head spinning. First of all, you're right about the netmask. It >> is 255.255.255.248. I didn't have a good understanding of what a >> netmask is so I thought it would be smart to change it for a public >> message. >> >> The server is remote and hosted so I don't have any control over the >> router or network. I've gone back and forth with the host but they >> insist that everything is fine on their end. >> >> I'm confused because I have in apache2 config: >> >> <VirtualHost 1.2.3.1:443> >> ... >> SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/www.example1.com.crt >> SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/ssl/www.example1.com.key >> ... > > Suggest you first establish you can ping *both* IPs.
Thanks Stroller. It's working now. I needed to define apache2's ServerName differently for each VirtualHost. Strangely though, I still don't get stats for RX/TX from ifconfig: eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr [removed] inet addr:1.2.3.1 Bcast:[removed] Mask:255.255.255.248 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:923677 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:1444212 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:124904402 (119.1 MiB) TX bytes:1880087116 (1.7 GiB) Interrupt:40 eth0:1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr [removed] inet addr:1.2.3.2 Bcast:[removed] Mask:255.255.255.248 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 Interrupt:40 - Grant