Well, I wouldn't worry about this. I also use an IP alias and I can't ping it from the machine it's on either but I can ping it from any other machine. I won't even venture to guess why this is. BTW, you shouldn't assign 216.178.140.255 as an address since this is the broadcast address.
The Doctor What wrote: > I have a network, 216.178.140.xxx, which my box is part of. My box, > bunny, has a main ethernet (eth0) ip as 216.178.140.4. It's gateway is > 216.178.140.1, This is all class C of course. > > In addition, I have the whole block of IPs from 216.178.140.240 to > 216.178.140.255 all assigned as virtual ethernet devices: eth0:0 thru > eth0:15. > > However, if I log into the system (usually at 216.178.140.240, eth0:0) and > try to ping any of my other virtual ips, I get no response. I hav > included the route -n and ifconfig output as an attachment. > > uname -a prints: > Linux gerf 2.0.36 #2 Sun Feb 21 15:55:27 EST 1999 i686 unknown > > This is a Debian 2.1 system with updates from the master site. > > If I am missing any info, I can provide it. Hopefully you can help as the > documentiation is rather short, and doesn't mention any problems like > this. > > Ciao! > > -- > If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and > shot now. > --Zaphod (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) > > The Doctor What: <fill in the blank> http://www.gerf.org/~docwhat/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP key) > KF6VNC > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > outName: out > Type: Plain Text (text/plain) -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
