Source address when IPADDR2 is configured

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When 2 or more IP addresses are configured on one NIC using "IPADDRX", which one is chosen as a source address?
  • Here is an example for such a configuration.
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
---
NAME=eth0
DEVICE=eth0
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=static
IPADDR="192.168.0.11"
PREFIX="24"
GATEWAY="192.168.0.1"
IPADDR2="192.168.0.12"
PREFIX2="24"

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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