[olug] getting an ip alias at boot on gentoo

[David Walker]

gentoo is not picky about the placement of the line.  only about the syntax.  
alias_eth0="10.0.99.99"

On Thursday 14 October 2004 03:21 pm, dthacker9 at cox.net wrote:
> I'm editing the /etc/conf.d/net file to set a default route, an additional
> static route, and a aliased ip for a gentoo machine.  The addresses are set
> in the ifconfig_eth0 section, The default gateway and routes are set in the
> routes_eth0 section.  I believe the proper syntax for setting a second ip
> address on eth0 would simply be "alias_eth0=10.0.99.99"  What section of
> the net file would this entry be placed?
>
> DT
>
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