Aaron Konstam wrote: >> Dumb question - shouldn't DEVICE be eth0 in both files? I thought it >> was the name of the physical device. > > That is not strictly true. People on this list are found to complain > that their wireless device is eth1 and their wired device is eth0. > For example, the virbr0 on my machine is not physical device. > > What the OP is trying to do should work. > The name is eth#, lan#, or something else is controlled by the driver. When doing an alias for eth0, shouldn't DEVICE still be eth0? It is still the same physical device.
It is a different story when you get into things like VPN and bridging. But you don't use DEVICE is bridges or VPNs... Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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