Re: Multiple IP addresses on eth0 - which is "canonical"?
On Tuesday 05 June 2007 11:40, Account for Debian group mail wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have the same problem on an new machine I'm putting together.
> When the machine does something (like sending out email) it shows that the
> mail mail came from the IP address associated with eth0:1 not eth0. How
> can I get this machine to use the IP address that is with eth0?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken
>
> My interface file looks like:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
> # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
>
> # The loopback network interface
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
>
> # The primary network interface
> allow-hotplug eth0
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 206.129.50.15
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> network 206.129.50.0
> broadcast 206.129.50.255
> gateway 206.129.50.1
> # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if
> installed
> dns-nameservers 206.129.48.22 209.102.124.11 209.102.124.10
> dns-search pcez.com
>
> auto eth0:1
> iface eth0:1 inet static
> address 206.129.50.201
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> network 206.129.50.0
>
> auto eth0:2
> iface eth0:2 inet static
> address 206.129.50.202
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> network 206.129.50.0
>
> auto eth0:3
> iface eth0:3 inet static
> address 206.129.50.203
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> network 206.129.50.0
My Etch systems don't experiences this problem. Just a wild guess, but
have you tried "auto eth0" instead of allow-hotplug?
--Mike Bird
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