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Date:      Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:39:37 -0500
From:      Barney Wolff <barney@databus.com>
To:        Emre Bastuz <info@emre.de>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: unable to set ip address during/after PPP?
Message-ID:  <20040226173937.GA58572@pit.databus.com>
In-Reply-To: <1077787992.8b42fbc6cab56@webmail.emre.de>
References:  <1077787992.8b42fbc6cab56@webmail.emre.de>

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On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 10:33:12AM +0100, Emre Bastuz wrote:
> 
> I´m trying to run a 4.X box with multiple PPPoE connections (_not_ as a PPP
> bundle or something like that).
> 
> Warning: iface add: ioctl(SIOCAIFADDR, x.x.x.x -> y.y.y.y): File exists
> Error: ipcp_InterfaceUp: unable to set ip address
> 
> I know that this _used_ to work so I´m really wondering what goes wrong.

The usual cause of "File exists" here is a duplicate address on either end.
I would not expect to be able to have >1 non-bundled links to/from the same
address.

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Barney Wolff         http://www.databus.com/bwresume.pdf
I'm available by contract or FT, in the NYC metro area or via the 'Net.



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