I used the following under 9.0 to set up a system with a real IP address (enabled by default) and a virtual IP address (disabled by default). The virtual address is shared between two systems for failover purposes: if the main system fails, we just do an "/sbin/ifup eth0:1" on the spare. <configure> <networking> . . . <interfaces config:type="list"> <interface> <device>eth0</device> <ipaddr>131.111.8.51</ipaddr> <netmask>255.255.255.0</netmask> <startmode>onboot</startmode> <bootproto>static</bootproto> </interface> <interface> <device>eth0:1</device> <ipaddr>131.111.8.59</ipaddr> <netmask>255.255.255.0</netmask> <startmode>manual</startmode> <bootproto>static</bootproto> </interface> </interfaces> . . . This doesn't work under 9.1 (autoyast appears to ignore the interface entirely). I understand that the ethX:Y notation is now deprecated, though it is referred to on page 283 of the printed manual. Is there a way of getting the same effect under 9.1? -- David Carter Email: David.Carter@ucs.cam.ac.uk University Computing Service, Phone: (01223) 334502 New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Fax: (01223) 334679 Cambridge UK. CB2 3QH.