yes a network alias is an extra ip address to an existing nic, which then responds to both ip adresses. You set an alias with the following syntax ifconfig eth0:0 <ip> broadcast <broadcast> netmask <netmask> up
/Rasmus At 15:12 10-10-2002 +0200, Dariush Forouher wrote: >Would this be also possible with only one NIC? > >regards >Dariush > > >Am Don, 2002-10-10 um 02.44 schrieb Yura Pismerov: > > > > To accomplish that task you will have to run multiple Samba instances > > (one per Domain/group). Network aliases are your friends. You can > create > > aliases on each NIC and bind Samba instances to separate aliases on the > > same network. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > Steve Morley wrote: > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I just joined this list, and I'm looking for some help. > > > > > > I've been running a Samba server for a few years now, and it's been doing > > > everything I've asked it too, but I'm hitting a wall trying to implement > > > something new. Google searches aren't turning up too much, except to > > > indicate that other people have done what I want, but I haven't gotten > > > much responses when I tried to contact them :( The few vague > instructions > > > I turned up in my searches seem to fail... > > > > > > I need to make my current Samba server (one FreebSD box) serve up > multiple > > > domains. > > > > > > I added a second NIC for the second network, and all the TCP/IP stuff is > > > configured and working properly. Whenever I try to add stuff for a > second > > > domain though, the whole thing (Samba) fails so I've undone everything to > > > keep the current status. > > > > > > Here's the scoop on the Network: > > > > > > Two completely seperate LANs, one on 192.168.1 and the other on 192.168.2 > > > The students are all on .1, and the staff is on .2 The students > currently > > > log into the "STUDENTS" workgroup with no problem. As the staff has > > > increased, we now need the staff to log into a workgroup themselves. > > > > > > I have two choices: > > > > > > 1) re-configure the current server (preferred) > > > 2) build a duplicate LAN out of spare parts and start from scratch > > > > > > I'm more than happy to do either, I just want to know if someone has > indeed > > > gotten a single Samba box to server up multiple domains at the same time. > > > > > > TIA > > > Steve > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > > > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > >-- >To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
