Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 09:47:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Roger Marquis <marquis@roble.com> To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ifconfig alias number 2 Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.990521094407.27201D-100000@roble2.roble.com> In-Reply-To: <37457FF3.161C1F8@eclipse.net.uk>
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> > I am trying to add an ip alias on my fbsd 3.1 box (ifconfig de0 > > inet 216.61.218.6 netmask 255.255.255.0 alias) > > Wrong netmask use 255.255.255.255 Why would you use a different netmask on your secondary interfaces (/32 vs. /24), assuming they're all on the same subnet? Is this just a workaround to avoid having to set the route explicitly? -- Roger Marquis Roble Systems Consulting http://www.roble.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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