From: Mike Fedyk <mfedyk@matchmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.4.x IP aliase max eth0:16 (16 aliases), where to change?
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 13:48:30 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010807134830.B22821@mikef-linux.matchmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0108072238160.20904-100000@data.wipol.uni-bonn.de>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0108072238160.20904-100000@data.wipol.uni-bonn.de>
On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 10:41:27PM +0200, Noel Koethe wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The maximum aliases I can configure with a 2.4.x kernel is 16, right?
>
> Where I can change this? I want to use more aliases.
> linux/Documentation/networking/alias.txt tells nothing about this limit
> and how to change it.
>
I would stop using the ifconfig aliases now, and start using the iproute
(ip) command that was introduced with the 2.2 kernels.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think you will have trouble
with more than 16 aliases then.
Mike
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-08-07 20:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-08-07 20:41 Noel Koethe
2001-08-07 20:48 ` Mike Fedyk [this message]
2001-08-07 21:08 ` Justin Guyett
2001-08-07 23:14 ` J Sloan
2001-08-08 1:21 ` Dan Podeanu
2001-08-08 7:23 ` john slee
2001-08-08 7:44 ` David Lang
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