On Tue, 5 Jun 2007, Mike Bird wrote: > 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 > > > --
That was it! Changed that around it works like it should. I wonder if anyone knows that allow-hotplug does that? Thanks, Ken -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
