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From: Robert Deuerling <deuerl@baerle.indra.de>
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Subject: bin/5666: ifconfig fails to add alias
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> Thank you very much for your problem report.
> It has the internal identification `bin/5666'.
> The individual assigned to look at your
> report is: freebsd-bugs. 
> 
> >Category:       bin
> >Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
> >Synopsis:       ifconfig fails to add alias
> >Arrival-Date:   Fri Feb  6 07:40:05 PST 1998
> 

just another update....

if you delete the route added by ifconfig vx0 alias 193.158.1.137....
(route delete 193.158.1.137)

then everything works ok.. so you can ping the address

hope that hint helps...

-Robert