Re: need to make an eth0:1 net interface
On Monday 16 May 2016 00:48:11 Andy Smith wrote:
> Hi Gene,
>
> On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 07:38:46PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > Do we have a utility that makes it easy to add a :1 to an existing
> > eth0 interface?
>
> It depends what exactly you are trying to achieve.
>
> If you just want to add an additional IP address to an interface
> then you can do that in /etc/network/interfaces:
>
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/NetworkConfiguration#Multiple_IP_addresses_on_
>one_Interface
>
> If it's only for temporary use then you can add it to the running
> configuration with the "ip" command but perhaps let's not get into
> that until it's clear what you're trying to do.
>
> > I need to reconfigure a router from scratch.
>
> It is unclear why this requires you to add an extra IP address to
> your local machine. Is this perhaps because you are trying to reach
> the new router's admin interface which is on an IP address in a
> different network, such as 192.168.1.1? I am only guessing.
>
> > I've manually added it, but I'm pinging myself when I ping it, as in
> > no effect on the ping when the newer router is unplugged. Either
> > cat5 or power.
>
> If pinging a local interface, the packets will not leave your
> machine. What outcome were you expecting?
>
> > Or, another possibility is this mobo has 2 ethernet ports, is it
> > possible to setup a totally separate network on eth1? If so how?
>
> You can configure eth1 in /etc/network/interfaces as a separate
> network, with a different range, etc.
>
> > Tutelage needed obviously.
>
> More details first, I think.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
Thanks for the interest Andy, but I got it working and its been
re-installed in place of the router that wasn't properly blocking stuff.
Seems to be working.
Cheers, Gene Heskett
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