Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 15:08:31 -0800 (PST) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> To: randy@psg.com (Randy Bush) Cc: eddy@isi.edu, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG (FreeBSD Stable) Subject: Re: alias ip addresses not pingable Message-ID: <199912202308.PAA44335@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> In-Reply-To: <E120BsC-0000Fh-00@rip.psg.com> from Randy Bush at "Dec 20, 1999 03:05:48 pm"
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> >> aliases should have a netmask of 255.255.255.255, as seen in ifconfig(8) > > why? i regularly use aliases with masks smaller than /32, on a 3.1 > > system e.g: > > well, it turned out that > > if i > boot with the alias netmask of 255.255.255.0 > it does not work > delete the alias > ifconfig the alias with a /32 > it still does not work > > but if i boot with a /32 alias, it works! Take a look at netstat -rn in the 2 different situations you describe above. Your probably getting an error during the boot with alias /24 that has to do with the fact it can't add the route to the address as the route already exists. -- Rod Grimes - KD7CAX @ CN85sl - (RWG25) rgrimes@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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