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First make sure you know how your current IP Address setting looksnetwork looks on your server with the already assigned IP address,
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ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:3c:3f:68:7f
inet addr:64.73.220.110 Bcast:64.73.220.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::216:3cff:fe3f:687f/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1677062 errors:0 dropped:952 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:11659 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:88552695 (88.5 MB) TX bytes:2706451 (2.7 MB)
# you will see more but ignore
cat /etc/network/interfaces
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
# get gateway
route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 64.73.220.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
10.0.3.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 lxcbr0
64.73.220.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
# Get name servers,
cat /etc/resolv.conf
# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
nameserver 216.15.129.205
nameserver 216.15.129.206 |
Key things to note is your ethernet card device name (usually eth0) and Mask., mask, gateway and name servers. In this example,
| Network Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| ethernet card device | eth0 |
| mask | 255.255.255.0 |
| gateway | 64.73.220.1 |
| name servers | 216.15.129.205 |
Temporary to Test
You may use the ifconfig or ip command. I like the ifconfig as you do not need to calculate the netmask from Dotted Decimal to Bitmask (Bits). I also noticed a difference between the two commands. With the ifconfig, a brd number is added. I have no idea what the brd number is used for. Both approaches do work.
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Add a permanent IP Address
Edit the To make the changes permanent modify the /etc/network/interfaces with the following syntax,
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auto [NIC]:[n]
iface [NIC]:[n] inet static
address [ip.add.rr.ss]
gateway [gw.ip.ad.rs]
netmask [ne.tm.as.kk] |
Continuing with the example the full file would look like this,
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# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
# Second IP
auto eth0:1
iface eth0:1 inet static
address 64.73.220.111
gateway 64.73.220.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
dns-nameservers 216.15.129.205 216.15.129.206 |
Based on my home server work, name server entries are required for static entries. But in this this case, it is a second entry and resolv.conf has the name servers listed from the first dhcp assigned network card. Will test how this pans out without name server first then update here if needed.
References
Best article yet - https://www.garron.me/en/linux/add-secondary-ip-linux.html
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