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Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 20:18:56 -0400
From: "matthew c. mead" <mmead@Glock.COM>
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To: Coranth Gryphon <gryphon@healer.com>
Cc: hackers@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: more ifconfig alias problems...
In-Reply-To: Your message of Fri, September 15, 1995 13:08:27 -0400
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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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