iproute2

[Patrick Boutilier]

Mezei Zoltan wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Patrick Boutilier wrote:
> 
>>> I would like to use a network card with 2 IP addresses assigned like:
>>> ip addr add 10.0.2.1 dev eth0
>>> ip addr add 192.168.2.1 dev eth0
>>> How do I do it with the fedora network scripts in 
>>> /etc/sysconfig/net*? Or should I use a custom init script?
>>
>> Create a file called /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:0 and 
>> put the correct information in it for your second IP.
> 
> 
> This is not what i want, it won't use iproute2 but will create an alias 
> device. I know about it but i dont want it.

What is the benefit to using iproute2 instead of an alias?