> >> Okay, I see. Nonetheless would it be possible to still either get > >> the script altered anyway, or to add a note to the networking page > >> of the book stating that it is just a matter of adding a second > >> config file in the interface directory for a second address. > > > > I agree with Andy here. Regardless of the reason for alias/label, if > > it's used in iproute2, we should expose the functionality. This page > > I found on linux-ip.net seems to promote using labels when there are > > multiple addresses assigned to an interface. > > > > http://linux-ip.net/html/tools-ip-address.html > > Only if you also use ifconfig and want to avoid being confused. ;-) > > > Unless someone knows problems that will be introduced, > > Can't say that I do. It just seems like every page I've read on adding > extra IPs says "add an alias", and it doesn't look like anyone knows > that you only needed to do that with ifconfig; you don't need the alias > anymore. I figured it'd be a bit of education, but in all honesty, it > doesn't really matter very much.
Correct. That's exactly what I thought (and read) until it was pointed out on this mailing list. I vote that you add the functionality to the script as discussed, but add a note explaining that a label is optional when adding an "alias". Andy -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
