From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 13 11:49:40 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75E4216A4CE for ; Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:49:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from freeze.org (64-191-147-114.service.qx.net [64.191.147.114]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD57643D31 for ; Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:49:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jfreeze@freeze.org) Received: from freeze.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freeze.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i2DJqSUb000797 for ; Sat, 13 Mar 2004 14:52:28 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jfreeze@freeze.org) Received: (from jfreeze@localhost) by freeze.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i2DJqSDd000796 for FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org; Sat, 13 Mar 2004 14:52:28 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jfreeze) Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 14:52:27 -0500 From: Jim Freeze To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20040313195227.GA754@freeze.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Name: Jim Freeze Phone: (859) 396-5439 Web-Pages: http://www.freeze.org http://www.freebsdportal.com Subject: ifconfig alias problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 19:49:40 -0000 Hi Responding to my ISP to change my IP block, I simply changed the numbers in my config files and thought that there would be no problems. However, for some reason, alias doesn't want to work from rc.conf. When I say 'doesn't work', I mean that I cannot ping my nameserver: 208.238.88.101 If I remove the alias from rc.conf, I can ping the server. If I add the same alias from the command line, I can still ping the server. This does not make sense to me. Should rc.conf and ifconfig from the command line be the same? Here are the two commands: rc.conf - doesn't work: ifconfig_sis0_alias0="inet 64.191.147.115 netmask 255.255.255.255" ifconfig_sis0_alias0="inet 64.191.147.115 netmask 0xffffffff (tried both - at different times) ifconfig from command line - works: ifconfig sis0 alias 64.191.147.115 netmask 0xffffffff Any help is appreciated. Thanks -- Jim Freeze It shall be unlawful for any suspicious person to be within the municipality. -- Local ordinance, Euclid Ohio