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"Antonio Fernández Alonso" writes:
 > Hi:
 > 
 > 	Last week I installed FreeBSD (2.2.7 release) and I didn't have problems
 > (well, not a lot). Then I installed a web server (Apache 1.3.1) and again I
 > didn't have a lot of problems. But the problems arise when I tried to have
 > virtual hosts in the web server. It's necessary to configure the interface
 > (de0) with more than one IP, with the ifconfig command. I use the
 > following:
 > 
 > 	ifconfig de0 inet 195.57.19.33 alias
 > 
 > And this is the response of the system:
 > 
 > 	ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists.
 > 
 > I suposse it is an error. Nevertheless, the system accept the alias and I
 > can make ping to this alias from another computer of the network, but the
 > system does not recognize this alias, like it does not exist.
 > 
 > Next I modify the rc.conf file (at /etc) and add the following:
 > 
 > 	ifconfig_de0_alias0="inet 195.57.19.33"
 > 	ifconfig_de0_alias1="inet 195.57.10.34"
 > 
 > When I reboot the system, I obtain the following error messages:
 > 
 > 	de0: abnormal interrupt: receive process stopped
 > 	ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists.
 > 	ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists.
 > 
 > And, of course, the system doesn't recognize the alias :(
 > 
 > I don't know where is the problem and why these messages appear, could
 > someone help me?

Think about using a "netmask". Have a closer look at the example in
/etc/rc.conf

Malte.

 > 
 > TIA
 > 
 > 
 > 	Alonso
 > 
 > 
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