On 2009-08-29, Bill Davidsen <davidsen(a)tmr.com> wrote:
Note, adding a address via "ip" works in some odd ways you
might not expect,
and
you have to set up routing by hand as well. What is wrong with the alias
method
which works for the rest of us?
I'm aware of the differences in how iproute2 constructs interfaces,
and the command syntax, (I do a lot of rule-based routing work), but I
appreciate the concern.
I can believe that you've never encountered an application or
situation where aliased interfaces become awkward. I didn't think it
was asking a lot, to believe me that they do exist. But it sounds
like maybe you don't, so here goes:
* Have you ever tried versioning your system/build configurations in SVN?
* And did any of those system/build configurations include
'ifcfg-eth0:0'-style alias config files?
* And then, did you try checking out those config SVN repos, for
developer access, on Windows workstations?
If you don't have that experience, or something similar, then I can
understand why you don't appreciate my grumbling over a "method which
works for the rest of us."