Subject: Re: VIF or another way? Binding more than one IP to a machine.
To: Marc Rassbach <marcbsd@milestonerdl.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 01/28/1996 13:57:43
On Sun, 28 Jan 1996 13:14:36 -0600
Marc Rassbach <marcbsd@milestonerdl.com> wrote:
> I know the VIF code exists to allow one to bind
> more than one IP to an interface. I have the desire to bind about
> 10 IP's to one card (yea, that Web thing). So how does one go
> about this?
I've really only heard VIF (virtual interface) used in the context of
configuring a multicast router. I think what you're probably thinking of
is "interface aliases".
Interface aliases can be configured using ifconfig(8). We have a simple
way to configure interface aliases at boot time. Create a file called
/etc/ifaliases and place entries with the following format in it:
205.44.36.26 le0
...etc...
/etc/netstart will automatically do all the goo you need.
> (and pointers to a RTFM/FAQ on using SUP to build new NetBSD
> box would be helpful...like how to make an install set of binaries
> and boot disks would be really neato-cool-spiffy-wowie-zouie)
See http://www.NetBSD.ORG/Sites/index.html ... there are pointers to
configuring your SUP client for the various servers listed.
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