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Date:      Thu, 29 Jan 2004 07:18:06 -0800
From:      Saint Aardvark the Carpeted <aardvark@saintaardvarkthecarpeted.com>
To:        Dan <longterm@chatusa.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: can't assign requested address  nn7j
Message-ID:  <20040129151806.GQ3224@hardesty.saintaardvarkthecarpeted.com>
In-Reply-To: <001801c3e62f$da4b1170$ca89ded1@dannewxp>
References:  <001801c3e62f$da4b1170$ca89ded1@dannewxp>

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Dan disturbed my sleep to write:

> I have a alias on de2 of xxx.xxx.42.208 I can SSh to that address
> but can't ping it. I get can't  assign requested address. Netmask is
> 255.255.255.248. Other port ping just fine XXX.XXX.41.1 on de2.  Any help

Hm...First of all, where are you trying to SSH from?  If you're able to
SSH from *another* box, that's a good sign.  And as for pinging, where
are you trying to ping from -- the box with de2, or another box entirely?
Also, can you show the output of "ifconfig de2"?

Thanks,
Hugh

-- 
Saint Aardvark the Carpeted
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Because the plural of Anecdote is Myth.



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