Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 15:20:19 GMT From: des@des.no (=?iso-8859-1?q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?=) To: freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/68559: Cannot create alias IP address Message-ID: <200407011520.i61FKJUQ041035@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR i386/68559; it has been noted by GNATS. From: des@des.no (=?iso-8859-1?q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?=) To: Oleg Kepp <hostmaster@netgrs.co.ru> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/68559: Cannot create alias IP address Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 17:13:51 +0200 Oleg Kepp <hostmaster@netgrs.co.ru> writes: > ifconfig xl0 inet 192.168.2.4 netmask 255.255.255.0 alias > Shows the following output: > ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists This is a FAQ: if xl0 already has an address on the 192.168.2.0/24 subnet, you need to use an all-bits-one netmask (255.255.255.255) for the alias. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no
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