From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Feb 9 12:43:58 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id MAA07265 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 9 Feb 1997 12:43:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id MAA07248 for ; Sun, 9 Feb 1997 12:43:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id MAA04344; Sun, 9 Feb 1997 12:43:38 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 12:43:38 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White X-Sender: dwhite@localhost Reply-To: Doug White To: Robert Chalmers cc: bsd Subject: Re: ifconfig behaviour strangeness In-Reply-To: <199702080356.NAA00576@nanguo.chalmers.com.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sat, 8 Feb 1997, Robert Chalmers wrote: > echo 'starting local daemons:' > /usr/sbin/pppd & > ifconfig ed1 inet 203.1.96.200 netmask 0xffffffff alias > # put your local stuff here > # /usr/local/libexec/news/maint/newsboot > /usr/local/sbin/httpsd > > > Now with pppd running, and connected to the INternet via that mode, > startup shows these errors, or warnings, > > does anyone know what's happening? > > Feb 8 13:44:17 ruby routed[53]: punt RTM_ADD without gateway > Feb 8 13:44:17 ruby /kernel: arp_rtrequest: bad gateway value > Feb 8 13:44:17 ruby routed[53]: possible netmask problem betwen ed1:203.1.96.200/32 and ed1:203.1.96.0/24 > Feb 8 13:44:34 ruby routed[53]: write(rt_sock) RTM_ADD 203.1.96.5/32 --> 203.1.96.5: Can't assign requested address Disable routed by setting route=NO in sysconfig. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major