I have finished the new ip-alias support for linux.
It is working succesfully in my test environment (linux box
with eth0 & tr0) with several aliases per iface.
Features:
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o addr, netmask, broadcast & dest-addr support.
o flags support: IFF_UP, IFF_NOARP, IFF_BROADCAST, IFF_POINTOPOINT.
o ioctl device emulation, ie. new ip aliases are 'seen' as if they
were devices, so
o no netw apps need patching, not even ifconfig. All netw apps that
ioctl SIOCGIFCONF work ok (eg, those that ioctl the devices to
find broadcast capabilities).
o /proc/net/ip_alias entry.
o Fast lookups due to array-storing and caching.
Availability:
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Patches for kernels 1.2.13 & 1.3.37.
You can ftp them from 200.9.147.228 , directory /pub/linux/ip_alias
If you have any trouble, please contact me.
Juanjo
jjciarla@raiz.uncu.edu.ar