From owner-freebsd-bugs Fri Dec 29 03:50:05 1995 Return-Path: owner-bugs Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id DAA15992 for bugs-outgoing; Fri, 29 Dec 1995 03:50:05 -0800 (PST) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id DAA15972 Fri, 29 Dec 1995 03:50:03 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 03:50:03 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199512291150.DAA15972@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs Cc: From: Mark Murray Subject: Re: bin/918: ifconfig shows (first?) alias if interface has aliases Reply-To: Mark Murray Sender: owner-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk The following reply was made to PR bin/918; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Mark Murray To: hsu@clinet.fi Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/918: ifconfig shows (first?) alias if interface has aliases Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 13:48:17 +0200 Heikki Suonsivu wrote: > >Description: > > There doesn't seem to be any way to correctly display > aliases, and ifconfig shows alias addresses instead of the > "main" address. > > >How-To-Repeat: > > ifconfig ed0 194.100.0.4 netmask 255.255.255.224 > ifconfig ed0 194.100.0.17 netmask 255.255.255.255 > ... several other aliases > > hsu#katiska.clinet.fi Fri 85: ifconfig ed0 > ed0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 > inet 194.100.0.17 netmask 0xffffffff broadcast 194.100.0.17 > ether 00:00:c0:cd:b9:a3 My Two Cents: If you alias your card like this: ifconfig ed0 inet 196.7.18.130 netmask 255.255.255.240 ifconfig ed0 alias 196.7.18.129 netmask 255.255.255.255 Then you _never_ see the alias(s). $ ifconfig ed0 ed0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 inet 196.7.18.130 netmask 0xfffffff0 broadcast 196.7.18.143 -- Mark Murray 46 Harvey Rd, Claremont, Cape Town 7700, South Africa +27 21 61-3768 GMT+0200 Finger mark@grondar.za for PGP key