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From: michael butler <imb@scgt.oz.au>
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Subject: Re: arp and async problems
To: nate@sri.MT.net (Nate Williams)
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 05:14:39 +1100 (EST)
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In-Reply-To: <199602151811.LAA00327@rocky.sri.MT.net> from "Nate Williams" at Feb 15, 96 11:11:21 am
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Nate Williams writes:

> > There is no way I can afford to split out 14 subnets with only one address
> > in each to support a DNS and WWW server nor is it practical to stick that
> > many ethernet cards into the box.
 
> Why split it out?  Why not stick all of the alias' on the same network,
> so that the IP address are relevant on your primary network?

So you're telling me that I can now use ..

ifconfig ep0 inet 202.12.127.225 netmask 255.255.255.240
ifconfig ep0 inet 202.12.127.226 alias netmask 255.255.255.240
ifconfig ep0 inet 202.12.127.227 alias netmask 255.255.255.240
  :
  :

 .. this didn't work before (I tried it), does it now ?

	michael