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Date:      Sun, 13 Aug 2000 12:32:03 -0400
From:      "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca>
To:        "Charlie" <charlie@infoworks.net>, "Peter" <peter@wirelesssecurity.org>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Problems: identd not working on sec ip HELP!!!!!!!!!
Message-ID:  <000e01c00544$06b31ad0$1200a8c0@matt>
References:  <200008091553.KAA02534@smtp.intop.net>

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> > # -- sysinstall generated deltas -- #
> > ifconfig_xl0="inet 192.168.10.97  netmask 255.255.255.0"
> > ifconfig_xl0_alias0="inet 192.168.10.91 netmask 0xffffffff"
>
> Hmm... check your netmask on the alias line in /etc/rc.conf... do
> you really mean for it be /32?

Yes, for some reason FreeBSD requires aliases to have a netmask of
0xffffffff.  (If you try and set up an alias using 0xffffff00, just like the
primary ip on the NIC, the alias won't work.)

--
Matthew Emmerton
GSI Computer Services
+1 (800) 217-5409 (Canada)



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