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Subject: Re: Can not make alias for rl0
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anthony endra wrote:

>Cheers, 
>
>I got a problem when making alias for rl0.
>
>localhost# ifconfig rl0 inet 192.168.0.131 netmask
>255.255.255.0 alias
>ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists
>localhost#
>  
>
if primary IP on rl0 is in 192.168.0/24 network then you need specify 
netmask 255.255.255.255 for alias:

ifconfig rl0 alias 192.168.0.131 netmask 255.255.255.255