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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: Wes Hester <software@crosslogic.com>
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Subject: Re: help with sysconfig file
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On Tue, 15 Apr 1997, Wes Hester wrote:

> In the file called test_ip I have the following:
> 
> #This file configures multiple ips to a single ethernet card 
> address
> 
> ifconfig ed0 inet 208.197.69.20 255.255.255.192 alias
> route add -host 208.197.69.20 127.0.0.1 0

If I remember correctly:

1.  The netmask should be 255.255.255.255 if the alias'd IP is on the same
subnet as the main IP for this interface.
2.  Your ifconfig syntax is wrong.  You need a 'netmask' keyword between
the ip addresses.  
3.  The route add is redundant; the system will DTRT with regard to
routing your alias.  

So, try the following in sysconfig:

ifconfig_ed0_alias0="208.197.69.20 netmask 0xffffffff alias"

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
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