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To: John Brooks <john@day-light.com>
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Subject: RE: HELP ifconfig -alias 
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Didn't work. Why would you suggest putting it in the rc.conf like that? I
mean calling it xl0_alias5    then commenting it on the end of the line as 
"# first" ?
Maybe I've done something wrong. Also, aren't you supposed to have an
netmask of 255.255.255.255 for an alias?

Keith

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Keith W.

At the helm <for better or worse>
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, John Brooks wrote:

> try something like this in your rc.conf:
> 
> ifconfig_xl0_alias5="inet 63.169.99.15 netmask 255.255.255.0" # first
> alias
> ifconfig_xl0_alias6="inet 63.169.99.15 netmask 255.255.255.0" # second
> alias
> ifconfig_xl0_alias7="inet 63.169.99.15 netmask 255.255.255.0" # third
> alias
> etc...
> 
> John
> 
> >
> >
> > I've tried all morning to alias an IP on the nic of a machine and have
> > done it the way I've always done it. For some reson it won't
> > work though.
> > Does anyone have a clue as to why I would get this
> >
> > # ifconfig xl0 inet 63.169.99.15 -alias
> > ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCDIFADDR): Can't assign requested address
> > #
> >
> > I'm at my whits end here.
> >
> > Thank  you.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> 
> 
> 
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