Re: ifconfig dummy device

[Nathan Binkert <binkertn@umich.edu>]

I think he wants to assign multiple IP addresses to one interface.  To do
so, you must use the alias option in ifconfig.

see ifconfig(8) and look at the alias option.  (Basically all you have to
do is do the same sort of ifconfig as normal and tack alias onto the end.

  Nathan


> no i don't understand your point...
> configure lo1 as you like, and use it as if it was real device...
> you can run 'tcpdump -i lo1', you can run pings, telnets on it...
> or it's wrong statement?
> 
> On Fri, Mar 24, 2000 at 10:52:41AM -0500, K Adam Guyot wrote:
> > The loopback devices will always show as coming from localhost. Even lo1
> > unless I am horribly mistaken.
> > I would like to run tcpdump on one adress and from the other run eg.
> > ping, telnet etc. and have tcpdump show as coming from the other device.
> > What am I overlooking here?
> > --a
> > 
> > PS. Is my question clear enough or do I need to explain more?
> 
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> Denis A. Doroshenko
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