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From: Mark Wilson <mrw@inetdirect.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: ifconfig alias command???
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 22:15:47 -0500
Organization: Net Direct, Inc.
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To: patrick@veenet.value.net

Thats because you need to add a route for the ip alias to the 
loopback.  Email me and I'll tell you how to do it.

Mark Wilson
mrw@inetdirect.net


patrick@veenet.value.net wrote:
> 
> john andy bain (bainjohn@hubble.sheridanc.on.ca) wrote:
> : I am trying to run multiple www domains on the same server.
> : I have downloaded apache, and I used the ifconfig command to 
setup an alias
> : IP address for the same ethernet card.
> : It seemed to work, but I cannot ping or telnet to the alias 
address.
> : Ping and telnet works with the original address.
> 
> : I really need some help on this, and any help would be greatly 
appreciated.
> 
> : Andy.
> 
> Try pinging and/or telneting from a different machine other than 
the one
> you have doing the virutal service.
> 
>                                       Patrick
>