OVH VPS - adding IP to Ubuntu 16.04

mik997

anyone done this on Ubuntu 16.04?

I have tried the following /etc/network/interfaces config but only succeeded in locking myself out of the instance 8-}

    auto ens3
    iface ens3 inet static
    address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
    netmask 255.255.255.255
    broadcast xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

    auto ens3:0
    iface ens3:0 inet static
        address yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy
        netmask 255.255.255.255
        broadcast yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

Riz

I don't think you need to specify the netmask / broadcast, this is what I'm using on my debian machines (where eth0 is my main interface) -

auto eth0:1
iface eth0:1 inet static
address x.x.x.x/32

mik997

hey Riz,

thanks for the suggestion .. so I've now tried:

auto ens3
iface ens3 inet dhcp

auto ens3:1
iface ens3:1 inet static
address x.x.x.x/32

/etc/init.d/networking restart

but still no joy ens3 is my primary interface btw ..

should I be using the post-up directive perhaps ..?

century1stop

as far as I recall, it's only possible to add IP with a reinstall

mik997

@century1stop said:
as far as I recall, it's only possible to add IP with a reinstall

lol that's a bit extreme imo .. ;P

crap OVH documentation is here

I have a support ticket open but who knows when I'll get a reply ...

century1stop

you follow the guide after IP binds to your vps interface. their information on IP assignment is in the additional IPv4 section, "only available on install". something of that sort, I may be wrong though hehe

@mik997 said:

budi1413

How about using "ifdown ens3; ifup ens3;" instead "/etc/init.d/networking restart".

mik997

@budi1413 said:
How about using "ifdown ens3; ifup ens3;" instead "/etc/init.d/networking restart".

genius! ifup ens3:1 did the trick

budi1413

Glad it work.