From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Aug 3 07:52:01 1995 Return-Path: questions-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.11/8.6.6) id HAA00975 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 3 Aug 1995 07:52:01 -0700 Received: from who.cdrom.com (who.cdrom.com [192.216.222.3]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.11/8.6.6) with ESMTP id HAA00967 for ; Thu, 3 Aug 1995 07:51:59 -0700 Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by who.cdrom.com (8.6.11/8.6.11) with ESMTP id HAA02881 for ; Thu, 3 Aug 1995 07:51:56 -0700 Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.9/8.6.9) id AAA03426; Fri, 4 Aug 1995 00:36:25 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199508031506.AAA03426@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: ifconfig alias and a 3C509 Combo b To: nik@blueberry.co.uk (Nik Clayton) Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 00:36:24 +0930 (CST) Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199508031142.LAA00285@elbereth.blueberry.co.uk> from "Nik Clayton" at Aug 3, 95 11:42:46 am Content-Type: text Content-Length: 882 Sender: questions-owner@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Nik Clayton stands accused of saying: > # ifconfig ep0 inet x.y.z.10 alias FAQ. (you should search the questions archive 8) The answer is 'netmask 255.255.255.255' > The alias seems to work, as Macs around the network can still pick up > their mail at the .10 address. But I'm a little concerned about the > error. gated will have a fit if you don't bring the netmask in correctly, in my (limited) experience. > --+=[ Nik Clayton System Administration, Blueberry Design Ltd, ]=+-- -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] My car has "demand start" - Terry Lambert [[