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From: Alin Nastac <mrness@technosoft.ro>
Subject: Re: alias
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 23:56:47 +0300
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To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?J=F6rgen?= Danielsson <jorgen_d@yahoo.com>
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There is a solution:
    ip addr add w.x.y.z/bits dev eth0 label eth00

and use -i/-o eth00 in iptables.

In fact, I believe you could use any alphanumeric characters after=20
'eth0'. I'm not sure.

J=F6rgen Danielsson wrote:

>Hello
>
>I have a little question that perhaps someone knows
>the answer to.
>
>Is it inpossible to use a alias in a rule. With that I
>mean refer to a interface called eth1:0.
>
>I get this from every version of iptable i have tried
>(1.2.2, 1.2.4, 1.2.6a):
>
>Warning: wierd character in interface `eth1:0' (No
>aliases, :, ! or *).
>
>/J=F6rgen
>
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