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  • The ip command in Linux eliminates the need for aliases since it natively support multiple addresses on a single interface. Commented Mar 27, 2015 at 13:59
  • @jordanm: Why not put that as an answer so I can give you rep for accepted answer once I verify it? Commented Mar 27, 2015 at 14:09
  • @jordanm: Also, maybe I'm slow, but I don't see how the interface magically has specific values set just because ip utils exist on the system. Or to put it another way, since you don't need aliases, are you saying that to accomplish the same thing, you just add the other addresses directly? Again, write it up as a question so I can give you rep. Commented Mar 27, 2015 at 14:15
  • I wasn't comfortable with that since your example appears to be a BSD variant and my comment is Linux-specific. Commented Mar 27, 2015 at 14:31
  • I see. The example was pasted in from the book (where they were using BSD). But the iproute2 utils are Linux only, right? I'll clarify in the question. Commented Mar 27, 2015 at 21:19