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From: =?unknown-8bit?q?J=F6rgen?= Danielsson <jorgen_d@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: alias
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 14:57:51 -0700 (PDT)
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Hello

is that label thing supposed to be addad when setting
the interface with ifconfig ?

No option called label there (slackware 8)

/J=F6rgen=20

--- Alin Nastac <mrness@technosoft.ro> wrote:
> There is a solution:
>     ip addr add w.x.y.z/bits dev eth0 label eth00
>=20
> and use -i/-o eth00 in iptables.
>=20
> In fact, I believe you could use any alphanumeric
> characters after=20
> 'eth0'. I'm not sure.
>=20
> J=F6rgen Danielsson wrote:
>=20
> >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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>=20
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