Add Virtual Interfaces in Linux - Quick HOWTO

Add Virtual Interfaces in Linux - Quick HOWTO       


To add a virtual interface in Linux, Type the following command in your Linux Terminal 
Command: 


ifconfig <VIRTUAL_INTERFACE_DEVICE> <IP_ADDRESS> netmask <SUBNET_MASK> up 


For example, 


ifconfig eth0:1 192.168.1.6 netmask 255.255.255.0 up This will create a new 


virtual interface named eth0:1 and assigns the IP Address 192.168.1.6 to that 


To Make this Virtual Interface Permenant


Create a new file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:1 with the following contents DEVICE=eth0:1 
ONBOOT=yes 
BOOTPROTO=static 
IPADDR=192.168.1.99 
NETMASK=255.255.255.0 


In this way you can assign mutiple IP Address to a Single Network Card (NIC) You can create multiple Virtual Network Interfaces 


To Up and Down the Virtual Interface, use the following commands

ifup eth0:1  - To Make Up
ifdown eth0:1  - To make down

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