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  From: Robyn Manning <rmanning@rebel.net.au>
  To  : Michael T. Cheshire <michael.cheshire@microarts.com.au>
        <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 21:02:57 +1030

Re: Adding multiple IPs to one NIC

Hi Michael

Your lucky day. I was stuck on the same problem for a couple of days. The 
answer is as follows you need to select 'Y' to include in the kernel 

Kernel/User netlink socket
Routing messages
Netlink device emulation

Robyn

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 14:08, Michael T. Cheshire wrote:
> I wonder if anyone can help me here.
>
> I type
>
> # ip address add xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx dev eth1
>
> and get the following :
>
> Cannot open netlink socket: Address family not supported by protocol
>
> I am reasonably confident this is due to my current kernel ( I have
> forgotten to include somethig in the complile ), does anyone know which
> option it is that I have missed?
>
> Thanks.
>
> ---
>
> Regards,
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Michael Cheshire
> Network Engineer
> Microarts Pty Ltd
> mailto:michael.cheshire@microarts.com.au
> <mailto:michael.cheshire@microarts.com.au>
> http://www.microarts.com.au <http://www.microarts.com.au/>;
> PH : 8373 7000 / 0402 277 092
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