From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 14 18:37:43 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id SAA09112 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 18:37:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id SAA09107 for ; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 18:37:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id NAA07377; Mon, 15 Dec 1997 13:07:23 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from grog) Message-ID: <19971215130723.36772@lemis.com> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 13:07:23 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Mike Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ifconfig References: <199712150217.UAA18004@pinto.sd.cybernex.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: <199712150217.UAA18004@pinto.sd.cybernex.net>; from Mike on Sun, Dec 14, 1997 at 08:17:20PM -0600 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, Dec 14, 1997 at 08:17:20PM -0600, Mike wrote: > if I have: > ifconfig_ed2_alias0="alias [alias ip addy] netmask [netmask]" > > how do I tell it the new domain name that [alias ip addy] is?? You don't. At the point this information is needed, there's no way to resolve the name, since the name server isn't running. Use IP addresses instead. > besides in httpd.conf. That has nothing to do with IP addresses. > and also, how do I make it so when I'm logged out and inactive for more than > whatever it is set to, it doesn't auto-log me out.. That gets annoying.. hehe. I suppose you're talking about ppp? You need to make that clear. Check the 'set timeout' parameter in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf. Greg es