IP Alias

[James Gray]

On Monday 22 January 2007 09:00, IsomerX wrote:
> I'm trying to create an IP address alias for the network card on one of
> y servers.  It is running Ubuntu 6.9.
>
> I have the following lines in my /etc/network/interfaces:
>
> auto eth1
>
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 192.168.0.98
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> gateway 192.168.0.1
>
> iface eth1:0 inet static
> address 192.168.1.100
>
>
> When I issue the command ifconfig eth1:0 up I get the following error:
> SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address

Do you have an "eth1" interface?  If not, then of course you wont be able to 
add a virtual interface to a non-existent interface :P

I think you've simply got the numbering switched around.  Based on the config 
above, you should be able to assign a virtual interface to "eth0" like this:

iface eth0:0 inet static
# You could use eth0:1 if you prefer too.
	address 192.168.1.100

The numbering is always "eth<REAL-INTERFACE>:<VIRTUAL-INTERFACE>".  
The "real-interface" must exist otherwise you'll get the error you describe 
above.

Cheers,

James
-- 
"It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, and I'm wearing Milkbone underware."
		-- Norm, from _Cheers_
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