Can I do something like this? old way: ifconfig eth1 192.168.101.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up route add -net 192.168.101.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 eth1 ifconfig eth1:0 192.168.101.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up route add -net 192.168.101.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 eth1:0 thanks