Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 07:50:02 -0700 (PDT) From: ryan beasley <ryanb@enteract.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/22489: mass IP aliasing via ifconfig broken Message-ID: <200105301450.f4UEo2477166@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/22489; it has been noted by GNATS. From: ryan beasley <ryanb@enteract.com> To: Bill Swingle <unfurl@dub.net> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/22489: mass IP aliasing via ifconfig broken Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 09:46:10 -0500 On Tue, May 29, 2001 at 10:43:34PM -0700, Bill Swingle wrote: > Why don't you just use the aliasing mechanisim that is built into > /etc/rc.network? > > ifconfig_de0_alias0="inet 64.81.6.35 netmask 255.255.255.255" > ifconfig_de0_alias1="inet 64.81.6.36 netmask 255.255.255.255" > ifconfig_de0_alias2="inet 64.81.6.37 netmask 255.255.255.255" > ifconfig_de0_alias3="inet 64.81.6.38 netmask 255.255.255.255" > etc.... The file controlling all of the addresses is an RCS'd flat text file with _just_ IPs listed under it. The purpose is so that the "junior" types could run around and add/remove addresses to be bound to this machine. I trust them much more w/ a flat text of IP<newline>IP<newline>etc than I would anyone mucking up rc.conf. :) > I'm not so sure this is a problem with FreeBSD since there is a > perfectly reasonable way to go about this that works. Either way, the rc.network essentially does the same thing; ifconfig <blah1> alias, ifconfig <blah2> alias, etc. The only difference is that I use a for/do/done loop whereas rc.network uses while/do/done. Anywho, if I run ifconfig and find all the addresses I bound listed there, but they're NOT responsive to external network traffic, I think that _is_ a FreeBSD problem. ... but on another note, I completely forgot that this was still open. ca-1 is running w/ a kernel from 12/19/2000 and I couldn't replicate the behavior anymore. (woot.) Guess it's time to close the PR. ;) -- Ryan Beasley <ryanb@enteract.com> FreeBSD SysAdmin http://www.enteract.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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