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I just bought 10 extra IPs from my host. How do I point these at my CentOS 5 server?

pehrs
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  • I assume that is is a question about how to configure the host, not how to route the addresses. – pehrs Apr 11 '10 at 09:09

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On CentOS you can use a ifcfg-eth?-range? file to assign multiple IP adresses. For example; you want to assign additional IP adresses to your eth0 interface and you don't have any additional addresses assigned yet. Create the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0-range0:

IPADDR_START=10.0.0.10
IPADDR_END=10.0.0.19
CLONENUM_START=0

When you already have assigned additional IP addresses the CLONENUM_START value should match the next available eth0:x number.

If the IP addresses aren't in order you have to create an ifcfg-eth0:x file for each of the addresses. The content should look like this:

DEVICE=eth0:0
IPADDR=10.0.0.10
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
ONBOOT=yes

Change the DEVICE value to the corresponding filename and run ifup eth0:0 to bring the interface online.

PowerSp00n
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Use IP aliasing on the host. 

ifconfig eth0:1 192.168.0.100 netmask 255.255.255.0
ifconfig eth0:2 192.168.0.101 netmask 255.255.255.0

To do it permanently you will have to use the files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-<interface>

And so on. But why do you need multiple IPs for a single host? SSL/TLS?

pehrs
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  • Check the answer from PowerSp00n for how to setup the ifcfg files. – pehrs Apr 11 '10 at 12:41
  • multiple IPs for SEO benefit. Hosting a lot of sites that link together on the same server, but want the benefit of the search engine thinking they are on different servers. –  Apr 11 '10 at 23:01
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This method worked for me.

If you are on Centos Web panel then you can add the multiple ip address using this method:

  1. Create a file as: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:0

  2. Add the following line on the created file:

    DEVICE="eth0:0"
BOOTPROTO=static
ONBOOT=yes
TYPE="Ethernet"
IPADDR=80.80.25.25
HWADDR=00:0C:29:28:4C:4C
GATEWAY=80.80.25.1
NETMASK=255.255.255.0

  3. Restart the network

    service network restart

  4. Check the network for any success

    ifconfig

Source: http://wiki.centos-webpanel.com/add-additional-ip-address

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