Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 15:37:27 -0400 From: "Mike M." <mikem@wmis.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.6-PRERELASE fxp alias woes Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20020513153431.03738dd0@127.0.0.1> In-Reply-To: <3CE014AB.6070209@tenebras.com> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020513142059.03741410@127.0.0.1> <20020513192324.GA14323@peitho.fxp.org>
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--=====================_271693718==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed I agree. And thanks everyone for your fast, and friendly responses (even though I didn't RTFM enough!!!!!) Changed the netmask and the system comes online fine now, just like new (err, like old?? ;-). I'll be checking UPDATING and README more thoroughly before future upgrades. Thanks again Mike At 03:31 PM 5/13/2002, Michael Sierchio wrote: >Chris Faulhaber wrote: > >>Proper alias netmasks are now enforced. See the ifconfig(8) >>man page for the proper format: >> alias Establish an additional network address for this >> interface. This >> is sometimes useful when changing network numbers, and one >> wishes >> to accept packets addressed to the old interface. If the >> address >> is on the same subnet as the first network address for this >> interface, a netmask of 0xffffffff has to be specified. > > >Unfortunate language, though. It would be better, I suggest, if we >followed something like the IETF guidelines on the use of key words >such as MAY, MUST, SHALL, etc. > >Alias addresses on the same subnet as the primary network address >for the interface MUST use a netmask of 0xffffffff (255.255.255.255) --=====================_271693718==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> I agree.<br><br> And thanks everyone for your <b>fast</b>, and <b>friendly</b> responses (even though I didn't<br> RTFM enough!!!!!) Changed the netmask and the system comes online fine now,<br> just like new (err, like old?? ;-).<br><br> I'll be checking UPDATING and README more thoroughly before future upgrades.<br><br> Thanks again<br><br> Mike<br><br> At 03:31 PM 5/13/2002, Michael Sierchio wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Chris Faulhaber wrote:<br><br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Proper alias netmasks are now enforced. See the ifconfig(8)<br> man page for the proper format:<br> alias Establish an additional network address for this interface. This<br> is sometimes useful when changing network numbers, and one wishes<br> to accept packets addressed to the old interface. If the address<br> is on the same subnet as the first network address for this<br> interface, a netmask of 0xffffffff has to be specified.<br> </blockquote><br><br> Unfortunate language, though. It would be better, I suggest, if we<br> followed something like the IETF guidelines on the use of key words<br> such as MAY, MUST, SHALL, etc.<br><br> Alias addresses on the same subnet as the primary network address<br> for the interface MUST use a netmask of 0xffffffff (255.255.255.255)<br> </blockquote></html> --=====================_271693718==_.ALT-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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