From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 2 7:44:39 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from nctams01.nctldno.navy.mil (nctams01.nctldno.navy.mil [164.229.13.13]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11E9537B403 for ; Mon, 2 Jul 2001 07:44:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from LavenderB@nctldno.navy.mil) Received: by nctams01.nctldno.navy.mil with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id ; Mon, 2 Jul 2001 09:42:21 -0500 Message-ID: <78202F9B9BB8D311846100805F577DFF274093@nctams01.nctldno.navy.mil> From: "Lavender, Ben" To: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" Subject: interface aliases and routing Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 09:42:14 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C10305.32DE8C10" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C10305.32DE8C10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I have a FreeBSD 4.2 box currently running. Im trying to get interface aliases to work properly without much success. While I seemingly get the interface configured properly, I can't communicate with different subnets. The interface and the alias can both communicate with other machines on the same subnet, but only the 'primary' address (in this case, 1.72) will talk with other subnets. any ideas/information required? ifconfig: xl0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 inet6 fe80::210:5aff:fe28:ca1f%xl0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 inet 164.229.1.72 netmask 0xffffffc0 broadcast 164.229.1.127 inet 164.229.1.74 netmask 0xffffffc0 broadcast 164.229.1.127 ether 00:10:5a:28:ca:1f media: autoselect (100baseTX ) status: active supported media: autoselect 100baseTX 100baseTX 10baseT/UTP 10baseT/UTP 100baseTX lp0: flags=8810 mtu 1500 faith0: flags=8000 mtu 1500 gif0: flags=8010 mtu 1280 gif1: flags=8010 mtu 1280 gif2: flags=8010 mtu 1280 gif3: flags=8010 mtu 1280 lo0: flags=8049 mtu 16384 inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x8 inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 ppp0: flags=8010 mtu 1500 sl0: flags=c010 mtu 552 Ben Lavender System Administrator, Newsouth Communications NCTAMS LANT DET NOLA ------_=_NextPart_001_01C10305.32DE8C10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable interface aliases and routing

I have a FreeBSD 4.2 box currently = running.  Im trying to get interface aliases to work properly = without much success.

While I seemingly get the interface = configured properly, I can't communicate with different subnets.  = The interface and the alias can both communicate with other machines on = the same subnet, but only the 'primary' address (in this case, 1.72) = will talk with other subnets.

any ideas/information required?

ifconfig:
xl0: = flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu = 1500
        inet6 fe80::210:5aff:fe28:ca1f%xl0 prefixlen 64 = scopeid 0x1
        inet 164.229.1.72 netmask 0xffffffc0 broadcast = 164.229.1.127
        inet 164.229.1.74 netmask 0xffffffc0 broadcast = 164.229.1.127
        ether 00:10:5a:28:ca:1f
        media: autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>) = status: active
        supported media: autoselect 100baseTX = <full-duplex> 100baseTX 10baseT/UTP <full-duplex> = 10baseT/UTP 100baseTX <hw-loopback>

lp0: = flags=3D8810<POINTOPOINT,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
faith0: = flags=3D8000<MULTICAST> mtu 1500
gif0: = flags=3D8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
gif1: = flags=3D8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
gif2: = flags=3D8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
gif3: = flags=3D8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
lo0: = flags=3D8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
        inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x8
        inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
        inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
ppp0: = flags=3D8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
sl0: = flags=3Dc010<POINTOPOINT,LINK2,MULTICAST> mtu 552



Ben Lavender
System Administrator, Newsouth = Communications
NCTAMS LANT DET NOLA



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