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Date:      Fri, 6 Apr 2001 01:16:25 -0500
From:      Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com>
To:        Vince Valenti <vince@blue-box.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Correct way to have a host on two networks
Message-ID:  <20010406011625.A28051@dan.emsphone.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0104051623270.78388-100000@kenny.blue-box.net>; from "Vince Valenti" on Thu Apr  5 16:28:09 GMT 2001
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.33.0104051623270.78388-100000@kenny.blue-box.net>

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In the last episode (Apr 05), Vince Valenti said:
> Right now, I have a machine that I want to be on two networks.  This is
> what I have in my /etc/rc.conf:
> 
> network_interfaces="fxp0 lo0"
> ifconfig_fxp0="inet 199.2.205.6 netmask 255.255.255.0"
> ifconfig_fxp0_alias0="inet 206.163.50.6 netmask 255.255.255.255"
> defaultrouter="199.2.205.254"
> 
> It seems to work, but I get messages like this from my kernel:
> 
> arplookup 206.163.50.254 failed: host is not on local network
> 
> Is there a way I can specify another default route for the second
> network? What is the correct way to do this?

The 255.255.255.255 netmask is only required when your alias IP is on
the same subnet as your primary IP.  Aliases that are on different
subnets need the correct netmask.  255.255.255.0 is probably what you
need.

-- 
	Dan Nelson
	dnelson@emsphone.com

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