Re: Multi-Networking in Linux - Multiple Subnets

On 2026-07-31 05:43, c186282 wrote:
> On 7/30/26 06:37, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> On 2026-07-30 05:23, c186282 wrote:
>>> Normal - you connect yer box to "THE Network",
>>> some dot address.
>>>
>>> But what if you want it to see MULTIPLE subnets ...
>>> 192.168.0.x and 192.168.1.x or more ???
>>
>> Laicolasse:~ # ifconfig
>> eth0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
>>          inet 192.168.2.9  netmask 255.255.0.0  broadcast 192.168.255.255
>>          inet6 fe80::f6a8:A:B:C  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
>>          ether f4:*:*:*:*:01  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
>>          RX packets 23204  bytes 20795150 (19.8 MiB)
>>          RX errors 0  dropped 1  overruns 0  frame 0
>>          TX packets 11818  bytes 1882795 (1.7 MiB)
>>          TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0
>>
> 
>    Seems hopeful ... I'll try it out ! :-)
> 
>    Umm ... is it the "netmask" that makes multi-subnets
>    more easily accessible ???
> 
>    Don't use IPV6.
> 
>> ...
>>
>>> Has anybody made this work ? The adapter
>>> must not see just ONE subnet, but a LIST
>>> of subnets and translate one to another
>>> seamlessly.
>>
>> Works for me as above :-)
> 
>    Encouraging.
> 
>    I'll try some experiments.

It is not kosher, but it works for me. It is not multi-subnets, it is a 
bigger net.

> 


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Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
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