Try ifconfig eth0:1 down and delete ip's from that interface and then "ip link set eth0:1 name ble1" ----- Original Message ----- From: <mlody@xxxxxxxxx> To: <netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 8:22 PM Subject: Re: Help with alias interfaces > > Hello > > Try this: > > ip link set eth0:x name shit1 > > > > and then... > > iptables -A FORWARD -i shit1 -do something > > > > > > I did "ip link set eth0:1 name ble1" and I get respond: "SIOCSIFNAME: > Device or resource busy" > > eth0 is up and eth0:1 is down. Where is the hatch? > > Robert > > > >