On Monday 16 May 2016 00:48:11 Andy Smith wrote: > Hi Gene, > > On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 07:38:46PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Do we have a utility that makes it easy to add a :1 to an existing > > eth0 interface? > > It depends what exactly you are trying to achieve. > > If you just want to add an additional IP address to an interface > then you can do that in /etc/network/interfaces: > > > https://wiki.debian.org/NetworkConfiguration#Multiple_IP_addresses_on_ >one_Interface > > If it's only for temporary use then you can add it to the running > configuration with the "ip" command but perhaps let's not get into > that until it's clear what you're trying to do. > > > I need to reconfigure a router from scratch. > > It is unclear why this requires you to add an extra IP address to > your local machine. Is this perhaps because you are trying to reach > the new router's admin interface which is on an IP address in a > different network, such as 192.168.1.1? I am only guessing. > > > I've manually added it, but I'm pinging myself when I ping it, as in > > no effect on the ping when the newer router is unplugged. Either > > cat5 or power. > > If pinging a local interface, the packets will not leave your > machine. What outcome were you expecting? > > > Or, another possibility is this mobo has 2 ethernet ports, is it > > possible to setup a totally separate network on eth1? If so how? > > You can configure eth1 in /etc/network/interfaces as a separate > network, with a different range, etc. > > > Tutelage needed obviously. > > More details first, I think. > > Cheers, > Andy
Thanks for the interest Andy, but I got it working and its been re-installed in place of the router that wasn't properly blocking stuff. Seems to be working. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
