ifup: "SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address"
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:35 am
[PROBLEM]
On Debian 6 (Squeeze), I have network aliases on one network card.
When I try to bring them up I get an error:
[SOLUTION]
It works when I use "ifup":
...although something is still not 100% clean, as these message follow:
On Debian 6 (Squeeze), I have network aliases on one network card.
When I try to bring them up I get an error:
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$ ifconfig eth0:1 upThe configuration looked like thisSIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address
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iface eth0:1 inet static
address ad-converter1.dva-profession.local
netmask 255.255.255.0[SOLUTION]
It works when I use "ifup":
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$ ifup eth0:1Hm...Unable to find suitable address.
