Assigning IP address

stryka · 12-09-2005, 11:02 AM

Hi, I've got several ip addresses and I am trying to figure out exactly how to bind them to my machine. I've tried route add ip eth0 and it add's it to the routing table, however I still can't ping it or use the IP. Can someone assist me? Thanks.

baldy3105 · 12-09-2005, 11:29 AM

ifconfig eth0 <ipaddr> netmask <mask>

Thats not permanent though I don't think. There is a config file that you can edit which I'm sure someone more knowlegable than me will remind me of shortly...

david_ross · 12-09-2005, 11:32 AM

The configuration depends on the distribution which you don't specify. You could always add the commands to the end of rc.local so that they are run after a reboot. If you are looking to have more than 1 ip per device then you can use alias names - ie "eth0:1" "eth0:2"

stryka · 12-09-2005, 11:38 AM

Thank you that is what im looking for, one last small question. Can two ip addresses share the same netmask? Btw I'm running slackware, and I will add it to /etc/rc.d/rc.local

david_ross · 12-09-2005, 11:41 AM

Yes, multiple ip addresses on the machine could have the same netmask.

stryka · 12-09-2005, 11:41 AM

yes they can, it's normal. Got it working, thanks guys.