On Tuesday 05 June 2007 11:40, Account for Debian group mail wrote: > Hello, > > I have the same problem on an new machine I'm putting together. > When the machine does something (like sending out email) it shows that the > mail mail came from the IP address associated with eth0:1 not eth0. How > can I get this machine to use the IP address that is with eth0? > > Thanks, > > Ken > > My interface file looks like: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system > # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). > > # The loopback network interface > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > # The primary network interface > allow-hotplug eth0 > iface eth0 inet static > address 206.129.50.15 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > network 206.129.50.0 > broadcast 206.129.50.255 > gateway 206.129.50.1 > # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if > installed > dns-nameservers 206.129.48.22 209.102.124.11 209.102.124.10 > dns-search pcez.com > > auto eth0:1 > iface eth0:1 inet static > address 206.129.50.201 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > network 206.129.50.0 > > auto eth0:2 > iface eth0:2 inet static > address 206.129.50.202 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > network 206.129.50.0 > > auto eth0:3 > iface eth0:3 inet static > address 206.129.50.203 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > network 206.129.50.0
My Etch systems don't experiences this problem. Just a wild guess, but have you tried "auto eth0" instead of allow-hotplug? --Mike Bird -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]