When I attempt to add additional IPs to the server and restart networking the following output is displayed for each of the additional ips added to the server. What does this mean?



root@server1:/home/bwest# /etc/init.d/networking restart
* Running /etc/init.d/networking restart is deprecated because it may not enable again some interfaces
* Reconfiguring network interfaces... ssh stop/waiting
ssh start/running, process 4967
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:0.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:1.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:2.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:3.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:4.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:5.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:6.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:7.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:8.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:9.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:10.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:11.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:12.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:13.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:14.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:15.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:16.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:17.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:18.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:19.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:20.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:21.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:22.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:23.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:24.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:25.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:26.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:27.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:28.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:29.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:30.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:31.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:32.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0:33.
[ OK ]
root@server1:/home/bwest#

/etc/network/interfaces

# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 198.27.66.143
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.27.66.0
broadcast 198.27.66.255
gateway 198.27.66.254

auto eth0:0
iface eth0:0 inet static
address 198.50.158.112
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.158.0
broadcast 198.50.158.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:1
iface eth0:1 inet static
address 198.50.158.113
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.158.0
broadcast 198.50.158.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:2
iface eth0:2 inet static
address 198.50.158.114
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.158.0
broadcast 198.50.158.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:3
iface eth0:3 inet static
address 198.50.230.32
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:4
iface eth0:4 inet static
address 198.50.230.33
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:5
iface eth0:5 inet static
address 198.50.230.34
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:6
iface eth0:6 inet static
address 198.50.230.35
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:7
iface eth0:7 inet static
address 198.50.230.36
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:8
iface eth0:8 inet static
address 198.50.230.37
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:9
iface eth0:9 inet static
address 198.50.230.38
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:10
iface eth0:10 inet static
address 198.50.230.39
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:11
iface eth0:11 inet static
address 198.50.230.40
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:12
iface eth0:12 inet static
address 198.50.230.41
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:13
iface eth0:13 inet static
address 198.50.230.42
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:14
iface eth0:14 inet static
address 198.50.230.43
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:15
iface eth0:15 inet static
address 198.50.230.44
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:16
iface eth0:16 inet static
address 198.50.230.45
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:17
iface eth0:17 inet static
address 198.50.230.46
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:18
iface eth0:18 inet static
address 198.50.230.47
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:19
iface eth0:19 inet static
address 198.50.230.48
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:20
iface eth0:20 inet static
address 198.50.230.49
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:21
iface eth0:21 inet static
address 198.50.230.50
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:22
iface eth0:22 inet static
address 198.50.230.51
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:23
iface eth0:23 inet static
address 198.50.230.52
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:24
iface eth0:24 inet static
address 198.50.230.53
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:25
iface eth0:25 inet static
address 198.50.230.54
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:26
iface eth0:26 inet static
address 198.50.230.55
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:27
iface eth0:27 inet static
address 198.50.230.56
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:28
iface eth0:28 inet static
address 198.50.230.57
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:29
iface eth0:29 inet static
address 198.50.230.58
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:30
iface eth0:30 inet static
address 198.50.230.59
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:31
iface eth0:31 inet static
address 198.50.230.60
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:32
iface eth0:32 inet static
address 198.50.230.61
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254
auto eth0:33
iface eth0:33 inet static
address 198.50.230.63
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 198.50.230.0
broadcast 198.50.230.255
gateway 198.27.66.254

root@server1:/home/bwest# route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 198.27.66.254 0.0.0.0 UG 100 0 0 eth0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 eth0
198.27.66.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
198.50.158.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
198.50.230.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0

root@server1:/home/bwest# nano /etc/hosts

# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
198.27.66.143 server1.westzilla.com server1
2607:5300:60:1B8f::1 server1.westzilla.com server1

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
#(added automatically by netbase upgrade)

::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts

root@server1:/home/bwest# nano /etc/resolv.conf

nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 213.186.33.99
search ovh.net


any thoughts would be helpful all added ips are routed to the servers base ip of 198.27.66.143 and all ips seem to be functional but when networking starts/restarts the above is displayed

thanks

It means the /etc/init.d/networking script doesn't really support aliases.

An alias (like eth0:something) is not really an interface, just a sort of label used for adding extra addresses to an interface. When the Ubuntu networking script treats it like an interface and tries to activate it, an error occurs because the real interface is already active. As long as the addresses are correctly assigned, the error messages could be considered cosmetic (but quite annoying, I would think).

I believe the practice of using aliases is deprecated, as one can add any number of addresses to an interface with the ip addr add command. Whether the Ubuntu networking init script supports multiple addresses for the same interface is of course another matter. You should check the documentation, but a quick Google search only returned results referring to the use of aliases.