Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 01:27:16 GMT From: Dave Duchscher <daved@tamu.edu> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/68746: Virtual hosts documentaion doesn't make clear issues with netmask on adding aliases. Message-ID: <200407070127.i671RGas090347@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200407070130.i671UJ05096211@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 68746
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: Virtual hosts documentaion doesn't make clear issues with netmask on adding aliases.
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
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>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Wed Jul 07 01:30:19 GMT 2004
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>Originator: Dave Duchscher
>Release: FreeBSD 5.2.1p8
>Organization:
Texas A&M University
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>Description:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/configtuning-virtual-hosts.html
IMHO, this document does make clear the subtle issues with netmasks when setting up aliases. As you know, aliases on the same network as the primary interface need a netmask of 255.255.255.255. The first alias on a different network needs the correct netmask. Additional aliases need to have 255.255.255.255. IMHO, I think this document should cover these subtle issues with netmasks in more detail.
This PR was prompted by helping other system administrators on IRC.
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