number of interfaces per machine

[Curtis Mullins]

I have a need to configure more than 1024
ip interfaces for one machine. However when I
configure the netconf file it complains about
not being able to configure more than 1024 in
the INTERFACE_NAME field. I am running 11.11
hp-ux. Can 0ne machine have more than 1024
configured interfaces?

[Peter Godron]

Curtis,
please see:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=761939

I may help if you specified what component is giving you the error message. Please specify your steps and detail error messages.

Could you also read:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#28

[Curtis Mullins]

In the netconf file the INTERFACE_NAME has a
limit on 1024. That seems to limit the number
of interfaces i can configure.
If this is not thecase, how do i configure more?

[rick jones]

You can always try configuring more with a script containing ifconfig commands.

Out of idle curiousity, what is it you are doing which requires so many IP addresses/interfaces?

[Curtis Mullins]

creating a device simulator making one machine
look like a large network.

then i do not need to configure this in the
netconf file? i can take out the entry for
that uses the INTERFACE_NAME. here is the error
message:

/sbin/init.d/net start
/sbin/init.d/net[118]: INTERFACE_NAME: The specified subscript cannot be greater than 1024.

[rick jones]

The file /etc/rc.config.d/netconf is there merely for your convenience to have interfaces brought-up at "boot."

You can run the ifconfig command by hand at any time (well, after networking has been initialized :) which means you can script it too.

What sort of large network simulator are you creating? I take it you want to simulate the presence of a large number of systems on the network?

[Curtis Mullins]

i got them all configured! thanks......
going to close this thread.4

[Curtis Mullins]

ifconfig is my friend