s> This is my first post to the list and you guessed it, I have a s> question.
s> I have debian 3.0 "woody" installed and working but I cannot get s> virtual IPs setup. s> uname -a gives s> Linux adebbox 2.2.20-idepci #1 Sat Apr 20 12:45:19 EST 2002 i686 unknown s> I have tried adding the following to /etc/network/interfaces s> # The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian installation s> # (network, broadcast and gateway are optional) s> auto eth0 s> iface eth0 inet static s> address 172.25.199.112 s> netmask 255.255.255.0 s> network 172.25.199.0 s> broadcast 172.25.199.255 s> gateway 172.25.199.144 s> auto eth0:1 s> iface eth0:1 inet static s> address 172.25.199.122 s> netmask 255.255.255.0 s> network 172.25.199.0 s> broadcast 172.25.199.255 s> gateway 172.25.199.144 s> As well as trying it from the command line: s> ifconfig eth0:1 172.25.199.122 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 172.25.199.255 s> on both occasions I get errors like: s> SIOCSIFADDR: No such device s> SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device s> SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device s> SIOCSIFBRDADDR: No such device s> SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device s> I have tried google and the debian lists archive and I see answers s> along the lines of s> recompile the kernel with CONFIG_IP_ALIAS=y s> or s> modprobe ip_alias s> Can anyone confirm that I need to re-compile the kernel in order to get s> it working or how I can get hold of the ip_alias module? s> I tried modprobe ip_alias s> which gives: s> modprobe: Can't locate module ip_alias ok - it looks like since I was using a 2.2 kernel that the virtual ip stuff wasn't compiled in - so I have switched to a 2.4 kernel and all is sweet :) uname -r 2.4.18-686 I am probably too lazy but typing apt-get -s install kernel-image gives some idea of which pre-made kernel to use.. hopefully this will be of use to others with similar prob.. Sil -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
