CL configuring IPs that stick around on reboot

[jludwig]

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> 
> Eh, sorta.  As the root user, do the following:
> 
>         1. Enter the command: "cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts"
> 
>         2. Enter the command: "cp ifcfg-eth0 ifcfg-eth0:1"
> 
>         3. Repeat step 2 as many times as needed, updating the number
>         after the ":", e.g.
> 
>                 cp ifcfg-eth0 ifcfg-eth0:2
>                 cp ifcfg-eth0 ifcfg-eth0:3
> 
>         and so on.
> 
>         4. Edit each of the new "ifcfg-eth0:x" scripts.  Each file
>         should contain only 3 lines:
> 
>                 DEVICE=eth0:x   (replace "x" with the right number)
>                 BOOTPROTO=static
>                 IPADDR=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (put in the right address)
> 
>         5. Enter "/etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart" and your new
> aliases
>         should come up.  They will come up each time you reboot, too.
> 
> All of these pseudo-devices will share the same gateway and netmask.
> The network startup scripts look for any files in
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts that match the pattern "ifcfg-eth?:?"
> and uses the data in them to set up the aliases.
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Yup!! That should do.
-- 
jludwig <wralphie at comcast.net>