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From: Mike Wright <mike.wright@mailinator.com>
Subject: Re: multiple external IP's - virtual NIC - DNAT problems
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:36:11 -0800
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koen.news@koca.be wrote:
>> The command you seek is "ip".  Here's an example of adding an address to
>> an interface:  "ip address add 1.2.3.4/8 dev eth4".
>>
> Thx for the reply. That's indeed what I seek!
> 
> I guess I can put that command (or the debian variant) in the pre-up
> command for the interface?

I'm Debian ignorant.  In Redhat style systems I  bring up my interfaces 
without addresses or routes and put my custom code in /etc/rc.local.