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Date:      Tue, 2 Jul 1996 07:15:27 +0200 (MET DST)
From:      J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de>
To:        imbert@marlin.com.br
Cc:        bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: A problem conserning seting up  ip addesses (alias)
Message-ID:  <199607020515.HAA09684@uriah.heep.sax.de>
In-Reply-To: <31515A37.78C@marlin.com.br> from "imbert@marlin.com.br" at "Mar 21, 96 10:31:35 am"

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As imbert@marlin.com.br wrote:

> ifconfig ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File Exists
> 
> (What is this message means?)

You're trying to setup a route (as a side effect of configuring the
interface) that does already exist.

Make sure to use the proper netmask, it's normally 0xffffffff unless
your alias is the first address within this subnet.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)



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