From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Feb 21 10:16:50 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB25D37B401 for ; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:16:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 325A443FBD for ; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:16:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.12.7/8.12.7) with ESMTP id h1LIGf5U008923 for ; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 18:16:41 GMT (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost) by happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.12.7/8.12.7/Submit) id h1LIGfql008922 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 18:16:41 GMT Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 18:16:40 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bizarre Networking Problem Message-ID: <20030221181640.GB8686@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG References: <27.39e39215.2b869c70@aol.com> <20030221105259.Y87091@pcjfn.msc.com> <200302211717.H1LHHH4X003458@asarian-host.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200302211717.H1LHHH4X003458@asarian-host.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.3i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.0 required=5.0 tests=IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,SPAM_PHRASE_00_01, USER_AGENT,USER_AGENT_MUTT version=2.44 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 05:17:17PM +0000, Mark wrote: > From: "Joseph Noonan" > > The above was the ifconfig when I had the problem. Notice the > > broadcast addresses. The commands that brought up the interface > > at boot are: > > > > /sbin/ifconfig xl0 192.246.38.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > /sbin/ifconfig xl0 alias 208.23.240.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > > Hmm, I thought aliases always needed to have netmask of 255.255.255.255. Has > something changed? Nope. You only use a netmask of 255.255.255.255 when the alias address is the second or subsequent address from a given network. If the alias address is the first one from a distinct network, it should have the regular netmask. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message