Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 12:17:23 -0500 From: "John Brooks" <john@day-light.com> To: <keith@mail.telestream.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: HELP ifconfig -alias Message-ID: <000b01bfcf11$f385f760$0b00a8c0@dle> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10006051009560.18986-100000@mail.telestream.com>
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try something like this in your rc.conf: ifconfig_xl0_alias5="inet 63.169.99.15 netmask 255.255.255.0" # first alias ifconfig_xl0_alias6="inet 63.169.99.15 netmask 255.255.255.0" # second alias ifconfig_xl0_alias7="inet 63.169.99.15 netmask 255.255.255.0" # third alias etc... John > > > I've tried all morning to alias an IP on the nic of a machine and have > done it the way I've always done it. For some reson it won't > work though. > Does anyone have a clue as to why I would get this > > # ifconfig xl0 inet 63.169.99.15 -alias > ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCDIFADDR): Can't assign requested address > # > > I'm at my whits end here. > > Thank you. > > Keith > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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