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Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 08:39:52 +1000 (EST)
From: Colin Campbell <sgcccdc@citec.qld.gov.au>
To: alexus <ml@db.nexgen.com>
Cc: Steven Ames <steve@virtual-voodoo.com>,
	<Eric_Stanfield@kenokozie.com>, <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: another ip as alias on NIC doesn't work properly
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Hi,

On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, alexus wrote:

> here is my routing table
>
> alexus@~# netstat -rn | grep -v dc0
> Routing tables
>
> Internet:
> Destination        Gateway            Flags    Refs      Use  Netif Expire
> default            66.92.98.1         UGSc       66    84980   fxp0
> 66.92.98/24        link#1             UC          5        0   fxp0 =>
> 66.92.98.1         0:10:67:0:8d:68    UHLW       64        0   fxp0    429
> 66.92.98.145       0:60:94:a5:cb:44   UHLW        1       88    lo0
> 66.92.98.148       0:30:48:21:78:a6   UHLW        0        2   fxp0   1023
> 66.92.98.149       0:30:48:21:3c:c9   UHLW        0     4652   fxp0    712
> 66.92.98.150       0:30:48:21:3c:c9   UHLW        0      512   fxp0    904
> 66.92.98.151/32    link#1             UC          0        0   fxp0 =>
> 127.0.0.1          127.0.0.1          UH          2      835    lo0
> alexus@~#
>
>
> i still dont really know where 148,149,150 ip came from in this routing
> table

I answered that question in a previous email. Freebsd and, I think, many
other BSD based systems, install a host route (the "H" in "UHLW") for any
machine on the local lan that has connected to you. It also seems like
.149 and .150 are the same NIC on that machine.

Colin
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