amazing linux once again. interface aliasing.

David Ford (david@kalifornia.com)
Thu, 9 Jul 1998 12:46:40 -0700 (PDT)


# ifconfig eth0:linuxrocks 127.0.0.2
# ifconfig eth0:linuxrocks
eth0:lin(Ethernet 00:80:C8:1D:39:2B) IRQ:11 IO:0x6500
inet addr:127.0.0.2/255.0.0.0 Broadcast:127.255.255.255
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Transmit Receive
Packets: 0 0
Bytes: 0 0
Errors: 0 0
Drops: 0 0
Overruns: 0 0
Compressed: 0 0
Collisions: 0
Carrier: 0
Framing: 0
Multicast: 0

# ifconfig eth0:windowssux 127.0.0.3
# ifconfig eth0:windowssux
eth0:win(Ethernet 00:80:C8:1D:39:2B) IRQ:11 IO:0x6500
inet addr:127.0.0.3/255.0.0.0 Broadcast:127.255.255.255
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Transmit Receive
Packets: 0 0
Bytes: 0 0
Errors: 0 0
Drops: 0 0
Overruns: 0 0
Compressed: 0 0
Collisions: 0
Carrier: 0
Framing: 0
Multicast: 0

..."neat"

:)

it is sensitive to 10 characters after the colon, my 'ifconfig' binary is
patched to display in this format. i guess i need to extend the ethN:NNN
now.

-d
p.s. 2.1.108ac2

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