Dag Richards wrote: > Am I correct in inferring ( not assuming no! ) that once a carp iface is > created we can not add aliases to them? > > > I can add alia to a carp iface by adding alias statements to hostname.carp > > > > fw1:root:/etc #ifconfig carp1 > carp1: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > description: virtual if for all internal traffic > carp: MASTER carpdev em1 vhid 15 advbase 1 advskew 100 > groups: carp > inet 198.160.35.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 198.160.35.255 > inet 198.160.35.24 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 255.255.255.0 > inet 198.160.35.25 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 255.255.255.0 > inet 198.160.35.30 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 255.255.255.0 > inet 172.17.9.34 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 172.17.255.255 > > but afterwards when I ... well this: > > > fw1:root:/etc #ifconfig carp1 alias 123.32.217.21 netmask 255.255.255.0 > ifconfig: SIOCAIFADDR: Can't assign requested address > > > > > Is there a way to add addrs without having to destroy and recreate the > iface? >
I guess you are missing the address family in your ifconfig command: #ifconfig carp1 inet alias 123.32.217.21 netmask 255.255.255.0 Not 100% sure if that is really required, but I always use it anyways
