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Date:      Fri, 20 Apr 2001 09:53:43 -0400
From:      "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca>
To:        "Ralph Robinson" <kawasaki6954@yahoo.com>, <freeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: ifconfig
Message-ID:  <002101c0c9a1$502b5a70$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca>
References:  <20010420134505.27362.qmail@web14204.mail.yahoo.com>

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> I have added:
> ifconfig_ed1_alias0="192.168.254.251 netmask
> 255.255.255.0 "
> To the rc.conf file. The first address for this one is
> .250
> From itself I can ping 192.168.254.250 but not
> 192.168.254.251.
> Computer #2 can ping either address.
> On boot I get an error:
> ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists    error.
>
> Any hints out there?

Use netmask 0xffffffff (255.255.255.255) for aliases which are on the same
subnet.

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Matt Emmerton


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