From owner-freebsd-net Wed Feb 14 13:38:57 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from cartman.cisp.cc (mail.cisp.cc [63.174.69.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62D8D37B401 for ; Wed, 14 Feb 2001 13:38:51 -0800 (PST) Received: by cartman.cisp.cc with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id <1L28M01R>; Wed, 14 Feb 2001 16:35:04 -0500 Message-ID: From: Aaron Weiker To: "'net@freebsd.org'" Subject: RE: Adding IP aliases Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 16:35:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C096CD.FE2CB9E0" Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C096CD.FE2CB9E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" 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 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C096CD.FE2CB9E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: Adding IP aliases

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=3D"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

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