Thanks for all the help!
Steve
-- On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, J Sloan wrote:JS> Steve Pirk wrote: JS> JS> > This much I have found so far... JS> > In /usr/src/linux-2.2.16/.config : JS> > CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE=y JS> > JS> > In /usr/src/linux-2.2.19/.config JS> > no CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE lines at all.... JS> > JS> > Would it be save to add them to a 2.2.19 or 2.4.10 .config file? JS> JS> bad idea - agreed :-)
JS> JS> > JS> > Is aliasing/masquerading enabled by default in kernel versions JS> > above 2.2.19? JS> JS> I think it's a default feature in 2.4.x since I don't JS> see a config file option for it and it works fine on JS> all my boxen - JS> JS> Let's check the docs: JS>
I know... I should have checked the 2.4.x docs.
JS> Ah, here it is - and it matches my experience - JS> JS> /usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/alias.txt: JS> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JS> IP-Aliasing: JS> ============ JS> JS> IP-aliases are additional IP-adresses/masks hooked up to a base JS> interface by adding a colon and a string when running ifconfig. JS> This string is usually numeric, but this is not a must. JS> JS> IP-Aliases are avail if CONFIG_INET (`standard' IPv4 networking) JS> is configured in the kernel. JS> JS> JS> o Alias creation. JS> Alias creation is done by 'magic' interface naming: eg. to create a JS> 200.1.1.1 alias for eth0 ... JS> JS> # ifconfig eth0:0 200.1.1.1 etc,etc.... JS> ~~ -> request alias #0 creation (if not yet exists) for eth0 JS> JS> The corresponding route is also set up by this command. JS> Please note: The route always points to the base interface.
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