On Wed, May 10, 2000 at 06:35:38PM +1000, Peter Good wrote > I've only ever used > for the first IP > > ifconfig eth0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx broadcast > xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > > For the 2nd IP (got about 4 all up on this box that i'm using this for, > works perfectly) > > ifconfig eth0:0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > > Pete. >
If the two IPs are on the same network, that's probably enough; if they're on different networks you need the full form so that the kernel knows the netmask and broadcast address. > > Oki DZ wrote: > > > > On Fri, 5 May 2000, Wayne Sitton wrote: > > > > > How do I bind 2 ip's to the same nic in Debian > > > <snip> John P. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mdt.net.au/~john Debian Linux admin & support:technical services