Creating a virtual services machine is not all that difficult,
however, more than fundamental knowledge is required. This
document is not a primer to how to fully configure a Linux
machine. In order to understand this HOWTO document it is
assumed that you are thoroughly familiar with the following: If
you are uncertain of how to proceed with any of the above it is
STRONGLY recommended that you use the html links provided to
familiarize yourself with all packages. I will NOT reply to mail
regarding any of the above. Please direct your questions to the
appropriate author of the HOWTO. The purpose of virtual services
is to allow a single machine to recognize multiple IP addresses
without multiple network cards. IP aliasing is a kernel option
that allows you to assign each network device more than one IP
address. The kernel then multiplexes (swaps between them very
fast) in the background and to the user it appears like you have
more than one server. This multiplexing allows multiple domains
(www.domain1.com, www