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[Sheflug] Re: Network Goes on Holiday



Dear All

Chris J/#6 wrote:
 
> However, try this on the SuSE box:
> 
>         $ ifconfig eth0:1 192.168.1.254 netmask 255.255.255.0
>         $ route add -net 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth0
> 
> Then see if you can ping the Debian box. What this will do (on the >assumption that IP aliasing is enabled in the kernel) is give your network >card a second IP address on the 192.168.1.0/24 network, enabling you to route >to it.

I don't really understand this ??  Why am I being asked to put the
same address into the SuSE box as is already in the Debian box. 
Surely this will clash on the network ?

I've done as you said and netstat -r produces........

result of netstat -r.....

SuSE box

Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway   Genmask     Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
bolehill.bolehi - 255.255.255.255  !H    - -        -    -
192.247.47.47 *   255.255.255.255  UH    - -        0    ippp0
192.168.0.0   *   255.255.255.0    U     0 0        0    eth0
192.168.1.0   *   255.255.255.0    U     0 0        0    eth0
192.168.1.0   *   255.255.255.0    U     0 0        0    eth0
loopback      *   255.255.255.0    U     0 0        0    lo
loopback      *   255.0.0.0        U     0 0        0    lo

on the Debian box......

Destination    Gateway   Genmask     Flags  MSS Window   irtt Iface
192.168.1.0    *      255.255.255.0  U       0   0        0    eth0
192.247.0.0    *      255.255.0.0    U       0   0        0    ippp0
127.0.0.0      *      255.0.0.0      U       0   0        0    lo

So, I now have three eth0 addresses on the SuSE box.  What's the point
of that ??  Surely it can't work that way ???????

If I do ping 192.168.1.0 then the terminal window just locks up and
nothing else happens.

It *MUST_BE* that I don't need to put the same address into the SuSE
box for the same eth0 card ?????????????

Thanks


-- 
Richard
Sheffield UK

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