[OpenSUSE 10.3] virtual network interface

noir911 · 10-19-2008, 10:41 PM

Does anyone know how to have a virtual interface and make it permanent?
This cannot be done via yast.

I can do ifconfig eth0:0 192.168.25.25 - but once I reboot, it's gone.

I have also tried creating a file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:1

Code:

DEVICE=eth0:1
BOOTPROTO=static
IPADDR=192.168.25.25
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=192.168.25.0
BROADCAST=192.168.25.255
ONBOOT=yes

but when I restart the network (/etc/init.d/network restart) I get the
following and I don't get any eth0:1 interface when I do ifconfig -a.

Code:

Shutting down the NetworkManager                                      done
Shutting down the DHCP DBUS Daemon                                    done
Shutting down the NetworkManagerDispatcher                            done
Hint: you may set mandatory devices in /etc/sysconfig/network/config
Setting up network interfaces:
    lo
    lo        IP address: 127.0.0.1/8
Checking for network time protocol daemon (NTPD):                     doneing
    eth0      device: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5722 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
    eth0      IP address: 203.10.1.21/24
    eth0:zeus IP address: 203.10.1.21/24
Checking for network time protocol daemon (NTPD):                     doneing
Setting up service network  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  done

Would someone know how to set this up?

Thanks.