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Date:      Fri, 11 Oct 1996 08:26:37 +1000 (EST)
From:      "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au>
To:        "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@ki.net>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: IP ALIASING 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.961011082458.2059D-100000@panda.hilink.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.95.961010153711.29956B-100000@spirit.ki.net>

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On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Marc G. Fournier wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> 
> > > Hello
> > > 	Why does this not work with ppp0 under -current?
> > > 
> > > >ifconfig ppp0 alias 206.103.246.162 netmask 0xffffffff
> > > >ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): Destination address required
> > 
> > Because it's not the correct syntax for an ifconfig command? ;-)

How about: because it is not the correct syntax for ifconfig using a 
point to point interface.

Either:

ifconfig ppp0 alias 206.103.246.162 192.168.254.1 netmask 0xffffffff

or

ifconfig lo0 alias 206.103.246.162 netmask 0xffffffff

Danny



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