Ubuntu static IP alias (dhcp/router independent)

Ubuntu static IP alias (dhcp/router independent)

I am currently working on a project that involves three independent modules running on three separate machines (currently done in 3 different VMs) that all must talk to each other. An annoyance that I'm running into is that when I transfer the VMs to a different computer or to a different network, the VMs acquire different IP addresses than what has been hardcoded into each module.

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"Edit /etc/network/interfaces:

iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.0.10
network 192.168.0.0
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.0.255
gateway 192.168.0.1

Change to suit your preferred network subnet/settings.

To make an alias on the DHCP'd eth0:

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
iface eth0:0 inet static
address 192.168.0.10
network 192.168.0.0
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.0.255
gateway 192.168.0.1

Bring the interface up:

$ sudo ifup eth0:0
$ ifconfig eth0:0
eth0:0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0c:29:b0:fe:76
inet addr:192.168.0.10 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Interrupt:19 Base address:0x2000"