Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 03:14:03 -0500 (EST) From: Peter Philipp <pjp@bsd-daemon.net> To: Ray Seals <rayseals@midwestis.com> Cc: Freebsd-Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ifconfig/aliases question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.01.9812280312590.5722-100000@bsd-daemon.net> In-Reply-To: <004001be3223$209173c0$0f01000a@rseals.midwestis.com>
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try a 255.255.255.255 netmask with the alias, otherwise make sure you have no firewall rules enabled (they are sometimes more a nuisance than good). hope that helps, Peter Philipp (PP2441) Daemonic Networks "In theory, theory is the same as practice, but not in practice" - ??? On Sun, 27 Dec 1998, Ray Seals wrote: > I have a FreeBSD server with the following IP addresses: > > 10.0.1.111 > 10.0.1.112 > > This is accomplished with the following commands and were they are located: > ifconfig_fxp0="inet 10.0.1.111 netmask 255.255.255.0" <- sysconfig > defaultrouter="10.0.1.1" <- sysconfig > > ifconfig fxp0 inet 10.0.1.112 netmask 255.255.255.0 alias <- rc.local > > I can ping both addresses. I run apache which services both IP addresses. > > >From the server itself I can ping the 10.0.1.111 address. I cannot ping the > 10.0.1.112 address from the server. > > The ping returns the following info: > > PING 10.0.1.112 (10.0.1.112): 56 data bytes > ping: sendto: Host is down > ping: wrote 10.0.1.112 64 chars, ret=-1 > > Why can't I ping the aliased address from the server? > > Any help is appreciated, > Ray > > ---------------------------------------- > Midwest Information Systems > > http://www.midwestis.com > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Ray Seals > Systems Consultant > rayseals@midwestis.com > Direct Dial: 314.930.0479 > Office: 314.423.8377 ext. 113 > Fax: 314.423.3944 > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > "Providing clear vision to the future" > ---------------------------------------- > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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