ah ha... it seems that it has been "built in" to CONFIG_INET. After renaming my interfaces in /etc/network/interfaces it's working...
thanks for the help -Doug > On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Ok, didn't realize it was a kernel option... but it makes > > sense. I should have said that I'm using 2.4.18 kernel. I > > can't find an option for CONFIG_IP_ALIAS and the > > Configure.help for this version doesn't have this entry. > > What version of the kernel did you find this? > > v2.2. > > It is possible that this feature has just been enabled and forced "on" in > 2.4 series kernels. What happens when you try to configure an interface > called eth0:0 instead of eth0 (or whatever interface you want to bind > multiple IP addresses to ? > > -ME > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.12 > GCS/CM$/IT$/LS$/S/O$ !d--(++) !s !a+++(-----) C++$(++++) U++++$(+$) P+$>+++ > L+++$(++) E W+++$(+) N+ o K w+$>++>+++ O-@ M+$ V-$>- !PS !PE Y+ !PGP > t@-(++) 5+@ X@ R- tv- b++ DI+++ D+ G--@ e+>++>++++ h(++)>+ r*>? z? > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > decode: http://www.ebb.org/ungeek/ about: http://www.geekcode.com/geek.html > Systems Department Operating Systems Analyst for the SSU Library > > > > Kernel compile/config option: > > > > > > CONFIG_IP_ALIAS > > > > > > (linux kernel src path)/Documentation/Configure.help ) > > > --- > > > CONFIG_IP_ALIAS > > > Sometimes it is useful to give several IP addresses to a single > > > physical network interface (serial port or Ethernet card). The most > > > common case is that you want to serve different WWW or ftp documents > > > to the outside depending on which of your host names was used to > > > connect to you. This is called "multihosting" or "virtual domains" > > > or "virtual hosting services" and is explained in detail on the WWW > > > at http://www.thesphere.com/~dlp/TwoServers/ (to browse the WWW, you > > > need to have access to a machine on the Internet that has a program > > > like lynx or netscape) and also in the Virtual-Services-HOWTO, > > > available via FTP (user: anonymous) from > > > ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO. > > > > > > Another scenario would be that there are two logical networks living > > > on your local Ethernet and you want to access them both with the > > > same Ethernet card. This can also be done if you say Y here. > > > > > > The configuration of these alias addresses is done with a special > > > name syntax explained in Documentation/networking/alias.txt and in > > > the IP-Alias mini-HOWTO. If you want this, say Y. Most people don't > > > need it and say N. > > > > > > --- > > > > > > After you have this enables, you can ifconfig the interface with > > > ifconfig eth0:0 blah > > > and > > > ifconfig eth0:1 blah > > > etc... > > > > > > Check ut the readmes they ref in the kernel doc, they explain more than my > > > "blah" :-) > > > > > > -ME > > > > > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > > > Version: 3.12 > > > GCS/CM$/IT$/LS$/S/O$ !d--(++) !s !a+++(-----) C++$(++++) U++++$(+$) P+$>+++ > > > L+++$(++) E W+++$(+) N+ o K w+$>++>+++ O-@ M+$ V-$>- !PS !PE Y+ !PGP > > > t@-(++) 5+@ X@ R- tv- b++ DI+++ D+ G--@ e+>++>++++ h(++)>+ r*>? z? > > > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > > decode: http://www.ebb.org/ungeek/ about: http://www.geekcode.com/geek.html > > > Systems Department Operating Systems Analyst for the SSU Library > > > > > > On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Can anybody point me towards a doc on binding 2 ip's to a > > > > single interface under debian? > > > > > > > > It seems to me that it has something to do with > > > > /etc/network/interfaces but I can't seem to figure out > > > > the syntax > > > > > > > > -Doug _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
