Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 17:33:36 +0200 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Ceri <setantae@submonkey.net> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: docs/32373: Bad ifconfig(8) alias advice in FAQ 10.9 Message-ID: <20011129173336.A54658@sunbay.com> In-Reply-To: <200111291410.fATEA1191309@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200111291410.fATEA1191309@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Thu, Nov 29, 2001 at 06:10:01AM -0800, Ceri wrote: > The following reply was made to PR docs/32373; it has been noted by GNATS. > > From: Ceri <setantae@submonkey.net> > To: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.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 14:05:42 +0000 > > > > > 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. > > Fair point. > This one ? > > 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 14:03:37 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 an address already configured on > + the interface, then add <literal>netmask 0xffffffff</literal> to your > + &man.ifconfig.8; command-line, as in the following:</para> > > - <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>ifconfig ed0 alias 204.141.95.2 netmask 0xffffffff</userinput></screen> > + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>ifconfig ed0 alias 10.20.30.40 netmask 0xffffffff</userinput></screen> > + > + <para>Otherwise, just specify the network address and netmask as usual:</para> > + > + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>ifconfig ed0 alias 172.16.141.5 netmask 0xffffff00</userinput</screen> > </answer> > </qandaentry> > Newer ifconfig(8) supports the address/bits syntax. :-) Cheers, -- Ruslan Ermilov Oracle Developer/DBA, ru@sunbay.com Sunbay Software AG, ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer, +380.652.512.251 Simferopol, Ukraine http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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