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Server answers only on one IP. Why?

ifconfig -a eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:25:90:60:1B:FC inet addr:10.0.47.42 Bcast:10.255.255.255 Mask:255.255.255.248 inet6 addr: fe80::225:90ff:fe60:1bfc/64 ...
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Change the order of IP addresses returned by ifconfig?

I have an Ubuntu server with several IP addresses attached to it. 127.0.0.1 is listed as venet0 by ifconfig. I'm using Chef to configure the server. The problem is that chef is listing 127.0.0.1 as ...
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What does ifconfig promisc mode do, or promiscuous mode in general?

This is what man ifconfig has to say about it. [-]promisc Enable or disable the promiscuous mode of the interface. If selected, all packets on the network will be received by the ...