Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:27:35 +0100 From: =?utf-8?B?RnLDqWTDqXJpYw==?= Perrin <fred@resel.fr> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: John Levine <johnl@iecc.com> Subject: Re: IP Address not working? Message-ID: <kgg62r7p3m0.fsf@pc-df-302.priv.enst-bretagne.fr> References: <4D8C8AC7.9020209@identry.com> <20110325150242.60430.qmail@joyce.lan>
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"John Levine" <johnl@iecc.com> writes: >> inet 66.111.0.250 netmask 0xffffffc0 broadcast 66.111.0.255 >> inet 66.111.0.251 netmask 0xffffffff broadcast 66.111.0.251 > > That netmask should probably be 0xffffffc0, same as for .250, but ... No. ,----[ man ifconfig ] | alias Establish an additional network address for this interface. | [...] If the address is on the same subnet as the first | network address for this interface, a non-conflicting | netmask must be given. Usually 0xffffffff is most | appropriate. `---- -- Frédéric Perrin -- http://tar-jx.bz
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