Netfilter + IP Aliasing + Linux Pre Kernels.

[David Ford]

Stef telford wrote:

> Hello again,
>         Can you please tell me what is going wrong with 'ip' then ?!
> Whenever i issue a command such as :
>
>         ip addr add 192.168.2.2 dev eth0
>
>         I get a result saying :
>
>         Cannot send dump request: Connection refused
>
> (and i am root, and I have obtained the latest source for iproute2
> and compiled it. not that this is the center of my problem with IP aliasing
> in the kernel and netfiltering though)

*thinks*  ok.  recompile your kernel and make sure you have advanced router
turned on.

also, make sure you properly specify the line.

    ip a a 192.168.2.2/?? brd + dev eth0

replace ?? with your netmask.  for a class C, use /24, for a single ip, use
/32.  etc.

-d