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Create a dummy network interface in Linux
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create_dummy_interface.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Creates a dummy network interface, useful for running a local server
SUDO=''
if (( $EUID != 0 )); then
SUDO='sudo'
fi
NAME=organizator
$SUDO ip link add $NAME type dummy
$SUDO ip addr add 192.168.0.42/16 dev $NAME
$SUDO ip link set $NAME up
# remove using
# ip link del $NAME
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