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On Dec 29, 2012, at 5:52 PM, Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> wrote:

>>> ifconfig_xl0=3D"alias,24.240.xxx.187,24.240.xxx.188,24.240.xxx.189"


ifconfig_xl0=3D"inet 24.240.198.186 netmask 0xfffffff8"
ifconfig_xl0_alias0=3D"inet 24.240.198.187 netmask 0xfffffff8"
ifconfig_xl0_alias1=3D"inet 24.240.198.188 netmask 0xfffffff8"
ifconfig_xl0_alias2=3D"inet 24.240.198.189 netmask 0xfffffff8"
=85
ifconfig_xl0_alias24=3D"inet 24.240.198.210 netmask 0xfffffff8"

You can change the netmask of the aliases to 0xffffffff if you are =
experiencing too much broadcast chatter.

Regards,
Mikel King
Senior Editor, BSD News
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