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sunzeal

12-11-2012 03:45 AM

How to have Virtual IP Address

Hi

I have IP Address assigned via DHCP.

In all the guides i find that they have static IP Address but in my virtual machine, my ip address is via DHCP.

So any guide on how can i have a virtual ip address over single NIC so that i can use it for heartbeat.

Current Configuration of ETH0 :-

Code:

DEVICE=eth0

BOOTPROTO=dhcp

HWADDR=00:0C:29:8F:BF:13

IPV6INIT=yes

NM_CONTROLLED=yes

ONBOOT=yes

TYPE=Ethernet

UUID="f29eae5a-60af-4705-8e89-3613bb83a499"

USERCTL=no

I tried and copy pasted it with ETH0:01 and upped that interface with command ifup eth0:01. Than did ifconfig but could not find anything, it just shows eth0 and lo.

blueh2o

12-11-2012 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sunzeal (Post 4846798)

I tried and copy pasted it with ETH0:01 and upped that interface with command ifup eth0:01.

You cannot use DHCP on an alias interface. You'll want to assign a static IP.

wpeckham

12-11-2012 01:07 PM

He said ti right, but ..

To make it clear, your physical interface CAN have a dynamic address and your alias a static. The other way does not work.
You need to assign an address and settings to the alias.

You might look at http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/ubuntu...rk-device.html for details.

sunzeal

12-11-2012 03:33 PM

thanks blueh20 & wpeckham.

That method from cyberciti worked, but was wondering, the address which i create with ifconfig eth0:0 192.168.1.11 up can be considered as a virtual IP address ?

I am able to ping the address i create, but i cannot see it in : ifconfig -a

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