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From: "Eric J. Chet" <ejc@gargoyle.bazzle.com>
To: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>
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On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Ollivier Robert wrote:

> Add ``netmask 0xffffffff'' to your ifconfig command-line like the following:
> 
>                  ifconfig ed0 alias 204.141.95.2 netmask 0xffffffff
> 
> Use the ``netmask ...'' if the aliases are in the same subnet as the
> primary address.
> -- 
> Ollivier ROBERT    -=- The daemon is FREE! -=-    roberto@keltia.freenix.fr
> FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 2.2-CURRENT #23: Sun Sep 29 14:56:23 MET DST 1996
> 

Hello
	Why does this not work with ppp0 under -current?

>ifconfig ppp0 alias 206.103.246.162 netmask 0xffffffff
>ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): Destination address required