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Subject: Re: Network interface aliasing?
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On 3/7/12 9:39 AM, Brent Clark wrote:
> Hiya
>
> I would like to ask.
>
> Is it possible to, do network interface aliasing. Im not talking about 
> ip aliasing.
>
> I basically want to bind one process to network interface vr0:0 and 
> another process to vr0:1.
>
> Thanks
> Brent

Brent,

You can rename an interface to just about anything you wish. If the 
process allows for interface binding then you can use that new name.

http://jafdip.com/index.php/2008/09/08/renaming-ethernet-interfaces-under-freebsd-7x/

Regards,
Mikel