Must be a problem with the neat tool. Alias eth0:0 != eth0. They can have separate addresses. You can test that manually with either ifconfig or ip. Tuan On Sat, 16 Mar 2002, Tim Walberg wrote: > Try eth0:1 - IIRC, eth0:0 == eth0, so additional aliases > must start at :1. > > tw > > > On 03/16/2002 20:50 +0500, Arshad Mahmood wrote: > >> > >> Hi everybody, > >> > >> I am trying to apply alias IP to eth0 on my system having Red Hat 7.2 > >> installed. But it does not accept that alias (eth0:0). > >> > >> Please note that eth0 is functioning in a proper way. Its IP is > >> 192.168.168.12 > >> > >> I want to add an alias eth0:0 having IP address of 192.168.0.25 > >> > >> I do it in the following way > >> > >> ~# neat & > >> > >> A Network Configuration window opens > >> > >> Click on devices Tab > >> Click on eth0 > >> and click copy > >> Another device having nick "eth0Copy0" was formed. > >> > >> Now I edit "eth0Copy0" > >> > >> Apply the IP aaddress 192.168.0.25 to it and in Hardward tab check > >> "Enable Device Alias Support" > >> > >> I save all changes. When I quit and restart the network service no eth0:0 > >> appaears on the out put of "ifconfig". > >> > >> > >> Please help me. It was very simple to add an alias in Redhat 6.2. > >> > >> But I am unable to to add alias(eth0:0) to eth0 in Redhat 7.2. > >> > >> Many thanks in advance. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Arshad Mahmood. > >> > >> > >> - > >> : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in > >> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > End of included message > > > > - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
