Assigning IP addresses to ethernet cards permanently

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Author: Kurt Granroth
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Subject: Assigning IP addresses to ethernet cards permanently
Sundar Narayanasamy wrote:
> I am trying to assign multiple addresses to my external ethernet card. I am
> able to do it with ifconfig. The problem is -- I loose them next time when I
> reboot.
>
> How do I assign them permanently? I am using kernel 2.4(SuSE 7.1)


Using YaST, just setup a second interface with eth0:1 as the card (not
eth0).  In rc.config, it will be just another interface.
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