Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 03:20:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/21695: ifconfig_XXX_aliasY in rc.conf; Y must be in sequential order Message-ID: <200010021020.DAA97800@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR conf/21695; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi> To: "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/21695: ifconfig_XXX_aliasY in rc.conf; Y must be in sequential order Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 13:18:29 +0300 (EEST) On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Chris D. Faulhaber wrote: > On Mon, 2 Oct 2000 pekkas@netcore.fi wrote: > > > >Synopsis: ifconfig_XXX_aliasY in rc.conf; Y must be in sequential order > > > > >How-To-Repeat: > > Put the following in rc.conf: > > > > ifconfig_fxp0="inet x.y.129.194 netmask 255.255.255.240" > > ifconfig_fxp0_alias0="inet x.y.129.195 netmask 255.255.255.255" > > #ifconfig_fxp0_alias1="inet x.y.129.196 netmask 255.255.255.255" > > ifconfig_fxp0_alias2="inet x.y.129.198 netmask 255.255.255.255" > > > > alias2 will not be configured. > > > > Is this a problem or just something you noticed? This behaviour is > documented in rc.conf(5). Well, both. :-) Actually I hadn't noticed there was a man page about rc.conf earlier, so I just noticed it now. Nevertheless, even though it's documented, this would seem to be like a thing that should just plain work :-) -- Pekka Savola "Tell me of difficulties surmounted, Pekka.Savola@netcore.fi not those you stumble over and fall" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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