Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 19:08:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Bryce Newall <data@dreamhaven.org> To: Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> Cc: FreeBSD Questions List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Multiple aliases, can't ping each other Message-ID: <20010831190833.N538-100000@dreamhaven.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0108312148000.2321-100000@xena.gsicomp.on.ca>
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On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, Matthew Emmerton wrote: > > inet xx.yy.17.210 netmask 0xfffffff8 broadcast xx.yy.17.215 > > inet xx.yy.17.212 netmask 0xfffffff8 broadcast xx.yy.17.215 > > inet 10.0.0.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.0.0.255 > > > > (I have blotted out the first 2 octets of the internet visible IP > > addresses for security reasons.) > > > > The problem is that I cannot ping the .210 or .212 addresses from the > > local host, although I *can* ping 10.0.0.1. > > Aliases on the same subnet as the "primary" IP for an interface *must* > have the all-one's netmaks (255.255.255.255), as outlined in ifconfig(8). Thanks! I discovered that after reading the man page on ifconfig for something else, and smacked myself and went "Duh!". ;) ********************************************************* * Bryce Newall * Email: data@dreamhaven.org * * www.dreamhaven.org/~data * * "Computers make very fast, very accurate mistakes." * ********************************************************* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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