Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:32:58 -0700 From: "Kevin Glick" <keving@sbfnet.com> To: "'Marc G. Fournier'" <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: 'FreeBSD Questions' <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: ifconfig alias: File Exists Message-ID: <20041019193406.0A3BD43D3F@mx1.FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20041019162521.N98762@ganymede.hub.org>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of > Marc G. Fournier > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 12:28 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: ifconfig alias: File Exists > > > Why would I be getting: > > # ifconfig fxp0 alias 200.46.204.9 > ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists > > when I know for a fact that it hasn't been configured? > > # ping 200.46.204.9 > PING 200.46.204.9 (200.46.204.9): 56 data bytes > ^C > --- 200.46.204.9 ping statistics --- > 1 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss > > there is nothing even in my arp cache: > > # arp -a | grep "(200.46.204.9)" > # arp -a | grep "(200.46.204.91)" > zer01.net (200.46.204.91) at 00:e0:81:21:d7:f6 on fxp0 [ethernet] > > ---- > Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services > (http://www.hub.org) > Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy > ICQ: 7615664 What does the output of "ifconfig fxp0" show before you try the alias? Kevin Glick ITS Manager Sterling Business Forms keving@sbfnet.com
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