From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Jan 24 07:32:07 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id HAA02537 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 24 Jan 1996 07:32:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from apollo.is.co.za (apollo.is.co.za [196.4.160.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA02521 for ; Wed, 24 Jan 1996 07:31:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from admin.is.co.za (admin.is.co.za [196.23.0.9]) by apollo.is.co.za (8.6.12/SMI-SVR4tmp8) id RAA29741; Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:30:46 +0200 Received: (from robin@localhost) by admin.is.co.za (8.6.12/8.6.12) id RAA11164 for hackers@freebsd.org; Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:31:04 +0200 From: Robin Lunn Message-Id: <199601241531.RAA11164@admin.is.co.za> Subject: ip aliasing in the FAQ To: hackers@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:31:03 +0200 (GMT) X-Organisation: The Internet Solution (Pty) Ltd. X-Phone: +27-11-4475566; Fax: +27-11-4475567 Reply-To: robin@is.co.za X-AIDAT-Member: See http://www.aidat.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Hi there, Might I suggest an addition to the network section in the FAQ for ip aliasing just something to say: in /etc/sysconfig add `alias ' to the ifconfig_ line and then add the word `alias' to the static_routes line and then make a line that goes `route_alias=" 127.0.0.1"' the ifconfig man page isnt very helpful regarding the route. :-) -- _ __ | Only my ideas here unless I say otherwise... _ ' ) ) / | (BeamJack@IRC) / \ /--' ____/___o __ | | / / \_(_) /_) (__/) )_ | \ "I didn't know it was impossible when I did it!" \ /\ | | \/