Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 20:18:56 -0400 From: "matthew c. mead" <mmead@Glock.COM> To: Coranth Gryphon <gryphon@healer.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: more ifconfig alias problems... Message-ID: <199509160018.UAA01895@Glock.COM> In-Reply-To: Your message of Fri, September 15, 1995 13:08:27 -0400 References: <199509151708.NAA03743@healer.com>
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On Fri, September 15, 1995 at 13:08:27 (-0400), Coranth Gryphon wrote:
> Matthew C. Mead says:
> > root@Glock % ifconfig ed0 neon alias netmask 255.255.255.0
> > ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists
> >
> > Any ideas what I'm doing wrong, or do I need to upgrade?
>
> Try this. For the primary ed0 interface, use:
>
> root# ifconfig ed0 inet 10.20.30.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
>
> This gives you the first one (it'll probably be done automatically by
> rc.sysconfig and rc.netstart). Obviously substitute your address for
> the "10.20.30.1" example :-)
>
> To add the second address, use:
>
> root# ifconfig ed0 alias 10.20.30.2 netmask 255.255.255.255
>
> If it is on the same class-c as the first address, or:
>
> root# ifconfig ed0 alias 10.20.40.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
>
> If it is on a different class-c than the primary ed0 address.
>
> Either alias line can be added to the rc.netstart script to be run
> automatically. Put if after the "for ifn in ${network_interfaces}"
> block (ie. after the "done").
Thanks - this worked!
-matt
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