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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/alias.rst b/Documentation/networking/alias.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..af7c5ee92014 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/alias.rst @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +=========== +IP-Aliasing +=========== + +IP-aliases are an obsolete way to manage multiple IP-addresses/masks +per interface. Newer tools such as iproute2 support multiple +address/prefixes per interface, but aliases are still supported +for backwards compatibility. + +An alias is formed by adding a colon and a string when running ifconfig. +This string is usually numeric, but this is not a must. + + +Alias creation +============== + +Alias creation is done by 'magic' interface naming: eg. to create a +200.1.1.1 alias for eth0 ... +:: + + # ifconfig eth0:0 200.1.1.1 etc,etc.... + ~~ -> request alias #0 creation (if not yet exists) for eth0 + +The corresponding route is also set up by this command. Please note: +The route always points to the base interface. + + +Alias deletion +============== + +The alias is removed by shutting the alias down:: + + # ifconfig eth0:0 down + ~~~~~~~~~~ -> will delete alias + + +Alias (re-)configuring +====================== + +Aliases are not real devices, but programs should be able to configure +and refer to them as usual (ifconfig, route, etc). + + +Relationship with main device +============================= + +If the base device is shut down the added aliases will be deleted too. |