You didn't give too many details on the ifconfig issue, so I don't know
if this is relevant, but it's one thing to check.  I've found that
RedHat's network scripts read the "eth" names (eth0:0, eth0:1, etc) in
alphabetical order rather than numerical.  To get them to appear in
logical order, I had to pad the filenames in
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ (ifcfg-eth0:0, etc.) with zeros.  So, if
I had between 11 and 100 virtual IP's (eth0 - eth99), the files would
start off as ifcfg-eth0:00, ifcfg-eth0:01, etc.  I didn't pad the actual
name within each file though, just the filename.  So ifcfg-eth0:00 would
have a line "DEVICE=eth0:0".

If this doesn't help, it sounds like Jean Francois is on the way to the
rescue.

-BVG

dwacks@saleslogix.com wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am having a very weird problem.
> 
> I am trying to associate IP's with my RedHat server. The first 9 are fine.
> When I add any more, they stay around for up to a couple of days (sometimes
> only minutes) then they disappear. Meaning if you type IFCONFIG, they no
> longer show up and ping fails. The first ones never go away, but I cannot
> add new ones. I was told the machine should be able to bind 254 addresses to
> the card. This is from the command prompt (no X-Windows installed).
> 
> Normally I bind the IP to the card with IFCONFIG, then edit the httpd.conf
> to add the NameServer and Virtual Host information and restart the httpd
> daemon. The site works fine for some time then no longer responds. When I
> check on it, the IP is no longer bound to the card.
> 
> I have searched the Red Hat site and some communities and am unable to
> locate a solution. If you have any ideas, please email me.
> 
> ALSO, I use a company in town (OpNix/Wired Global) with John Kloin. They are
> great, but very busy. I need some work done (preferably this week) on the
> Linux box. If you have done the following in this environment, I could use a
> contract consultant:
> 
> 0. Fix these IFCONFIG issues/Virtual Hosting problems
> 1. Install and configure Majordomo with the box and sendmail
> 2. Install and configure a search engine (we used excite on the old site but
> seems to need Perl3 and we have Perl5)
> 
> When talking with some consultants, this appears to be a 4-5 hour job, but
> most are very busy or do not have experience in this environment. This is a
> live server and I cannot afford downtime.
> 
> Please contact me if you have any suggestions or help.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dave
> 
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