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Old 10-25-2010, 04:39 AM   #1
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/etc/network/interfaces configuration for virtual interfaces


Hey,

I've just been trying to create a virtual address on the same interface.

I need one static address for the internet, and another (virtual) static IP for mysql server running on 9.0.0.10

Here is my /etc/network/interfaces configuration:
Code:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0 eth0:0

iface eth0 inet static
        address 10.0.54.127
        netmask 255.255.252.0
        gateway 10.0.52.1
iface eth0:0 inet static
        address 9.0.0.10
        netmask 255.0.0.0
        gateway 10.0.52.1
eth0 seems fine, but eth0:0 doesn't come up when the networking is restarted. I get "SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address" and "Failed to bring up eth0:0"

Any ideas what's wrong here?

Many thanks

Last edited by nonshatter; 10-25-2010 at 05:31 AM.
 
Old 10-25-2010, 05:53 AM   #2
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Try this command and see if it works:

Code:
sudo ifconfig eth0:0 9.0.0.10  up
 
Old 10-25-2010, 06:02 AM   #3
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Hi thanks for the reply, Here's the response I get

Code:
# sudo ifconfig eth0:0 9.0.0.10 up
SIOCSIFADDR: File exists
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address
I can't see a problem with my interfaces configuration, and can't seem to narrow down where the issue resides. Are there any other config files that I could check?

I've also tried this:
Code:
# ip addr sh eth0
2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP qlen 100
    link/ether 00:25:90:0a:96:7c brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 10.0.54.127/22 brd 10.0.55.255 scope global eth0
    inet 9.0.0.10/8 brd 9.255.255.255 scope global eth0
    inet6 fe80::225:90ff:fe0a:967c/64 scope link
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
and the mysql address is there, but it still won't let me connect :s

Last edited by nonshatter; 10-25-2010 at 06:03 AM.
 
Old 10-25-2010, 06:15 AM   #4
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and what about

Quote:
sudo ifconfig eth0:0 10.0.54.130 up
or

Quote:
sudo ifconfig eth0:1 10.0.54.130 up
 
Old 10-25-2010, 06:22 AM   #5
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Okay, I've solved the problem. The configuration was all okay. Why it wouldn't let me assign the address under /interfaces was because the address already existed under the kernels routing table.

MySQL was refusing the connection because /etc/mysql/my.cnf was only listening to connections from localhost.

Code:
bind-address = 127.0.0.1
was changed to listen to the virtual interface. I restarted mysql and hey presto, it works!
 
  


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