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From: Paul Reece <paul@trumpet.net.au>
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To: Justin Seger <shorty@iii.net>
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Subject: Re: How do I setup IP aliases?
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On Mon, 13 Nov 1995, Justin Seger wrote:

> I want to setup multiple IP addresses for one ethernet card, specifically:
> 199.232.47.49, 199.232.47.52, 199.232.47.53, 199.232.47.54
> 
> My default is to ifconfig le0 to 199.232.47.49.  I tried doing this:
> ifconfig le0 alias 199.232.47.52 then setting up an arp entry:
> arp -s 199.232.47.52 ethernetaddress pub
> 
> I then try to ping 199.232.47.52 and get no response.  Could someone tell me
> what I'm doing wrong?  Thanks in advance.
> -Justin Seger-

do a man ifconfig

the command is:

ifconfig <interface> alias <ip address>

Rgds,
Paul.