Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 16:35:04 -0500 From: Aaron Weiker <aaron@cisp.cc> To: "'net@freebsd.org'" <net@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Adding IP aliases Message-ID: <C99657266DE1D211B8250090274EA782EE7266@cartman.cisp.cc>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Well, that's very helpful...Can't believe I didn't see that when I was looking for it. I guess I just always do things the hard way. Aaron Weiker Programmer CISP - Changing Internet Speed & Performance Phone: 419.724.5351 aweiker@cisp.cc Pager: 419.218.0013 http://www.cisp.cc Cell: 419.304.0323 web search: http://www.allthesites.com -----Original Message----- From: Richard Furda [mailto:riso@best.ca] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 4:28 PM To: Aaron Weiker Cc: 'Drew J. Weaver'; 'net@freebsd.org' Subject: RE: Adding IP aliases Hello, On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Aaron Weiker wrote: > Best place to look is check out the man of ifconfig > > This will give you the syntax for it. I then edited my /etc/rc.network and > put that command in there to create the alias when the server was rebooted. /etc/rc.network is not the place to add aliases. Please look at the examples in /etc/defaults/rc.conf ifconfig_lo0_alias0="inet 127.0.0.254 netmask 0xffffffff" # Sample alias entry. these should be placed into /etc/rc.conf > Does anyone know of a FAQ or HOWTO for adding IP aliases to a > FreeBSD box? I can do it under linux and Im just wondering if there are any > differences or what-not. Rich [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2653.12"> <TITLE>RE: Adding IP aliases</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Well, that's very helpful...Can't believe I didn't see that when I was looking for it. I guess I just always do things the hard way.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Aaron Weiker</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Programmer</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>CISP - Changing Internet Speed & Performance</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Phone: 419.724.5351 aweiker@cisp.cc</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Pager: 419.218.0013 <A HREF="http://www.cisp.cc" TARGET="_blank">http://www.cisp.cc</A></FONT>; <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cell: 419.304.0323 web search: <A HREF="http://www.allthesites.com" TARGET="_blank">http://www.allthesites.com</A>; </FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Richard Furda [<A HREF="mailto:riso@best.ca">mailto:riso@best.ca</A>]</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 4:28 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: Aaron Weiker</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cc: 'Drew J. Weaver'; 'net@freebsd.org'</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: RE: Adding IP aliases</FONT> </P> <BR> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Hello,</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Aaron Weiker wrote:</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Best place to look is check out the man of ifconfig</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> This will give you the syntax for it. I then edited my /etc/rc.network and</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> put that command in there to create the alias when the server was rebooted.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>/etc/rc.network is not the place to add aliases. Please look at the</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>examples in /etc/defaults/rc.conf</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>ifconfig_lo0_alias0="inet 127.0.0.254 netmask 0xffffffff" # Sample alias entry.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>these should be placed into /etc/rc.conf</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>> Does anyone know of a FAQ or HOWTO for adding IP aliases to a</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> FreeBSD box? I can do it under linux and Im just wondering if there are any</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> differences or what-not.</FONT> </P> <P> <FONT SIZE=2>Rich</FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML>
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