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Reply-To: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca>
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Subject: Re: incomplete ARP entry for NIC alias address 
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In message <Pine.BSF.4.10.10009121052480.25624-100000@madeline.boneyard.
lawrenc
e.ks.us>, bsd-stable@boneyard.lawrence.ks.us writes:
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> I am running 4.1-Stable.  The most recent is as of August 14th.  I have
> noticed that when adding an alias to an interface, an equivalent arp entry
> is not included.  The alias is still reachable from other systems, just
> not from the local box.
> 
> It occurs on both the i386 (using rl, fxp and xl interfaces) and the alpha
> (dc and de interfaces)
> 
> I have tried ifconfig with and without the broadcast and netmask.  The
> only option, it would seem, is to statically add an ARP entry for the
> aliased address.
> 
> I am assuming that this is not normal behavior.  Please let me know if I
> can provide any more information.

route add -host alias_IP 127.0.0.1


Regards,                       Phone:  (250)387-8437
Cy Schubert                      Fax:  (250)387-5766
Team Leader, Sun/DEC Team   Internet:  Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca
Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA
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