Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 05:50:01 -0800 (PST) From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/32373: Bad ifconfig(8) alias advice in FAQ 10.9 Message-ID: <200111291350.fATDo1l86185@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/32373; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: Ceri <setantae@submonkey.net> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/32373: Bad ifconfig(8) alias advice in FAQ 10.9 Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 15:41:01 +0200 On Thu, Nov 29, 2001 at 05:30:01AM -0800, Ceri wrote: > The following reply was made to PR docs/32373; it has been noted by GNATS. > > How about this patch ? > > Ceri > > --- doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml.old Thu Nov 29 13:18:34 2001 > +++ doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml Thu Nov 29 13:23:36 2001 > @@ -8802,10 +8802,15 @@ > <para>How can I setup Ethernet aliases?</para> > </question><answer> > > - <para>Add <literal>netmask 0xffffffff</literal> to your > - &man.ifconfig.8; command-line like the following:</para> > + <para>If the alias is on the same subnet as the first address, then add Maybe "..as an address already configured on the interface"? It is quite possible (and quite common) to configure an Ethernet interface with several different addresses on several different subnets. G'luck, Peter -- I am not the subject of this sentence. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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