Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 13:56:30 -0400 From: Nathan Vidican <webmaster@wmptl.com> To: Alex Kwan <alexkwan@pacific.net.hk> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question about man ifconfig Message-ID: <393E8CCE.ADF58C50@wmptl.com> References: <000701bfd0a5$69e108c0$831e40ca@alexkwan>
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Alex Kwan wrote: > > Hi! > > I wanted to setup multi IP address on a ethernet interface, > and the man ifconfig said: > > "The following parameters may be set with ifconfig: > > add ............................ > > alias ............................ > If the address is on the same subnet as the first network > address > for this interface, a netmask of 0xffffffff has to be specified. > " > > Why do I can't set the netmask as the normal 255.255.255.0 (for C class) > and needed to set as 0xffffffff(255.255.255.255)? > > Thanks > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message you can; the following will work: ifconfig fxp0 inet 216.221.72.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 ifconfig fxp0 inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 alias or, as entered in /etc/rc.conf: ifconfig_fxp0="inet 216.221.72.2 netmask 255.255.255.0" ifconfig_fxp0_alias0="inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0" -- Nathan Vidican webmaster@wmptl.com Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd. http://www.wmptl.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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