Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 17:09:12 +0200 From: "Chojin" <freebsd@tarakan-network.com> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Adding IP Addresses to a FreeBSD box Message-ID: <004b01c14054$131d4380$0245a8c0@chojin> References: <20010918150635.54510.qmail@web20509.mail.yahoo.com>
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Can someone explain me (or any url), why there are lots of netmask possible ? 255.255.255.192, 255.255.255.248.... Thx Chojin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent N. Hunter" <brentnhunter@yahoo.com> To: "Matt Finlay" <matt@ipperformance.com>; "Brent" <misterb@cybertours.com> Cc: <Brent@SpiritRising.TV>; <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 5:06 PM Subject: Re: Adding IP Addresses to a FreeBSD box > I did this already, reset the machine and the new IP > address still does not respond to pings. > > I noticed, however, that I have a different netmask > setting. Instead of 255.255.255.0 , what's in there > for all my other IP addresses (that my Unix admin set > up while he was still around!) is 255.255.255.192. Is > this correct? The IP address range is also different; > my ISP gave me a new range of IP addresses. > > Are there any other file or files or settings that > need to be changed in addition to the /etc/rc.conf > file? > > Thank you for all of your help! > > Brent > > > > --- Matt Finlay <matt@ipperformance.com> wrote: > > if you are trying to get one interface to handle > > multiple ip addresses > > than you need to configure each additional ip > > address as an alias. > > > > you can do this by the command line or in > > /etc/rc.conf: > > by the command line: > > ifconfig ed1 10.0.1.150 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > alias > > in /etc/rc.conf: > > if this is your first interface... > > ifconfig_ed1="inet 192.168.0.5 netmask > > 255.255.255.0" > > this is how you can create an alias. > > ifconfig_ed1_alias0="inet 192.168.0.6 netmask > > 255.255.255.0" > > > > if you do a 'man rc.conf' you can get more > > information > > > > Brent wrote: > > > > > go to /etc/rc.conf you can change the IP > > there by doing something > > > > > > ifconfig_ed1="inet 192.168.0.5 netmask > > 255.255.255.0" > > > > > > ed1 is what your ethernet device name is. > > > > > > B > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Brent N. Hunter" <brentnhunter@yahoo.com> > > > To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 10:39 AM > > > Subject: Adding IP Addresses to a FreeBSD box > > > > > > > Do you know what file or files need to be > > changed to > > > > get a new IP address onto a FreeBSD box? (to > > host web > > > > pages on multiple domains) > > > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > > > Brent > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > Brent N. Hunter, President > > > > Spirit Rising Productions > > > > http://www.spiritrising.tv > > > > Email: Brent@SpiritRising.TV > > > > Personal Web: http://www.the-park.com/brent.htm > > > > Office: 415-701-7779, FAX: 415-626-9989 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? > > > > Donate cash, emergency relief information > > > > > > > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to > > majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body > > of the message > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body > > of the message > > > > > ===== > Brent N. Hunter, President > Spirit Rising Productions > http://www.spiritrising.tv > Email: Brent@SpiritRising.TV > Personal Web: http://www.the-park.com/brent.htm > Office: 415-701-7779, FAX: 415-626-9989 > > > __________________________________________________ > Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? > Donate cash, emergency relief information > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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