No...I mean use the "ip" command. I've not had a lot of luck getting iptables to properly work with virtual interfaces. On Wed, 5 Nov 2003, Robert L Cochran wrote: > So you mean create an ifcfg-eth0:1 file, create it with the new IP, add > the new IP to /etc/hosts, then run ./ifup eth0:1 > > or > > ifcfg-eth1:1 as the case may be... > > Am I on the right track here? > > Is there any performance advantage to adding a 3rd network card? > > Thanks > > Bob > > > Mike Burger wrote: > > On Wed, 5 Nov 2003, Robert L Cochran wrote: > > > > > >>I was recently issued a second IP address of bbb.bbb.bbb.bbb through my > >>ISP. This is over DSL. I just want to clarify an issue with delivery of > >>data on this IP address. I will get data for this IP through the same > >>phone line and the same DSL modem that I presently have, is this right > >>right? > >> > >>I currently have a Red Hat 9-based firewall computer which successfully > >>routes data between my first IP address (aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa) and the > >>internal home network. It is an old computer that has 2 ethernet cards > >>installed on it. Do I need to change my kernel routing table on that > >>machine to accomodate the new IP, or do I need a 3rd ethernet card in > >>addition to routing table changes and firewall script changes? > >> > >>Thanks for your advice. I do not often do this sort of thing so I'm > >>inexperienced. > > > > > > You don't actually need any additional hardware. Just use the "ip" > > command to use the additional IP on the same ethernet interface. > > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 To be notified of updates to the web site, visit http://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update, or send a message to: site-update-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with a message of: subscribe -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
