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Subject: Re: ifconfig alias: File Exists
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Hi,

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004, Marc G. Fournier wrote:

>
> Why would I be getting:
>
> # ifconfig fxp0 alias 200.46.204.9
> ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists
>
> when I know for a fact that it hasn't been configured?

you should use a netmask of 255.255.255.255 for ipv4 aliases.

 	ifconfig fxp0 alias 200.46.204.9 netmask 255.255.255.255

Greetings
Christian

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