Thanks for the reply. Just tried: ifconfig eth0:1 203.63.219.30 netmask up arp broadcast 203.63.219.255
and still getting: SIOCSIFADDR: Operation not supported by device SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not supported by device up: No address associated with name SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not supported by device SIOCSIFBRDADDR: Operation not supported by device SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not supported by device I think I am missing something in my kernel. Dan Willard wrote: > Don't the kernel version >2.2.0 require that a netmask be added with the > ifconfig command? Just add the netmask. > > --Dano > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Shao Zhang [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 9:10 AM > > To: Debian > > Subject: Config multiple ips on one linux box > > > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to set up seval ip addess on my linux machine. But when I > > > > run something like > > > > ifconfig eth0:1 203.63.219.30 up arp broadcast 203.63.219.255 > > > > I got the following messages: > > > > SIOCSIFADDR: Operation not supported by device > > SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not supported by device > > SIOCSIFBRDADDR: Operation not supported by device > > SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not supported by device > > > > Am I missing something from my kernel(2.2.6)?? If I am, what is it?? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Shao. > > > > -- > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > __ > > Shao Zhang - Running Debian 2.1 ___ _ _____ > > Department of Communications / __| |_ __ _ ___ |_ / |_ __ _ _ _ __ > > _ > > University of New South Wales \__ \ ' \/ _` / _ \ / /| ' \/ _` | ' \/ > > _` | > > Sydney, Australia |___/_||_\__,_\___/ > > /___|_||_\__,_|_||_\__, | > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > |___/ > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > ___ > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > > /dev/null -- ____________________________________________________________________________ Shao Zhang - Running Debian 2.1 ___ _ _____ Department of Communications / __| |_ __ _ ___ |_ / |_ __ _ _ _ __ _ University of New South Wales \__ \ ' \/ _` / _ \ / /| ' \/ _` | ' \/ _` | Sydney, Australia |___/_||_\__,_\___/ /___|_||_\__,_|_||_\__, | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |___/ _____________________________________________________________________________