--- Chuck <chuck@sbbsnet.net> wrote: > On Thursday 28 August 2008, Stephen Liu wrote: > > Hi Chuck, > > > > > > Thanks for your advice. > > > > > > --- Chuck <chuck@sbbsnet.net> wrote: > > > > - snip - > > > > > > > typically the install wants a /24 rather than the entire netmask > of > > > 255.255.255.0. simply create the txt file called prefix and > place > > > as the > > > first 2 characters the number 24 and save it > > > > I'll do it later. > > > > > > > look at the entire /0 directory and be sure you have an ip file > with > > > the > > > correct ip in it and nothing else, and a dev file with your ethx. > you > > > can > > > optionally add a name file with up to 4 or 5 chars uniquely > > > identifying this > > > interface, such as vs1 and then when you do an ip listing you > will > > > see if you > > > use eth0, eth0:vs1 and then the rest of the report. > > > > > > # vserver vserver1 exec nano /etc/vservers/vserver1/interfaces/0/ip > > Only an empty file > > > > > > What shall I enter on this file. TIA > > > > > > I have only one NIC. On the Host it is denoted as eth0 > > > > the ip file contains your vserver ip address inthe form of > > xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > > > the dev file contains > > eth0 > > > the prefix file contains > > 24 > > > and if you wish it, the name file can contain a very short > identifying string, > for vserver1 use > > vs1 Hi Chuck, Problem solved. Previously I mistakenly editeed those files on Guest. It should be done on Host. Problem gone now. Thanks. B.R. Stephen Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com