From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Aug 30 11:53:54 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id LAA13881 for isp-outgoing; Fri, 30 Aug 1996 11:53:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from patty.loop.net (patty.loop.net [204.179.169.20]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA13865 for ; Fri, 30 Aug 1996 11:53:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from cassy@localhost) by patty.loop.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) id LAA12557; Fri, 30 Aug 1996 11:52:05 -0700 Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 11:52:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Cassandra Perkins X-Sender: cassy@patty.loop.net To: Robert Shady cc: Sam Magee , froden@bigblue.no, isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IP aliassing. In-Reply-To: <199608301740.NAA00515@server.id.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Can anyone explain why a netmask of 255.255.255.255 is required for aliased IPs. Thank you, Cassandra M. Perkins The Loop ISC On Fri, 30 Aug 1996, Robert Shady wrote: > > > I have made IP aliassing work by executing the following command: > > > ifconfig ep0 xxx.yyy.zzz alias > > > > > > And then add a route for that ip to localhost, but, when I add that alias, ifconfig comes up with a "File exists" error, > > > but the alias work, so I just wonder if it is the right way of doing things? > > > --------------------------------- > > > Frode Nordahl > > > > > > > > > > This started happening to me yesterday, after I upgraded from > > 2.1R to 2.1.5R -- before that, the same alias commands worked > > without complaint. Obviously some version difference here. > > Anybody know if these warnings can be ignored? > > You need to specify the network mask now... Ie: > > ifconfig ed0 1.1.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00 > ifconfig ed0 alias 1.1.1.2 netmask 0xffffffff > ifconfig ed0 alias 1.1.1.3 netmask 0xffffffff > > -- Rob > === > _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/_/ > _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ > _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/_/ _/ > > Innovative Data Services > Serving South-Eastern Michigan > Internet Service Provider / Hardware Sales / Consulting Services > Voice: (810)855-0404 / Fax: (810)855-3268 / Web: http://www.id.net >