From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Feb 7 20:16:01 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA22527 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 7 Feb 1997 20:16:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.crl.com (mail.crl.com [165.113.1.22]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id UAA22504 for ; Fri, 7 Feb 1997 20:15:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from nanguo.chalmers.com.au by mail.crl.com with SMTP id AA00200 (5.65c/IDA-1.5 for ); Fri, 7 Feb 1997 20:14:41 -0800 Received: (from robert@localhost) by nanguo.chalmers.com.au (8.7.6/8.7.3) id NAA00576 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 8 Feb 1997 13:56:01 +1000 (EST) From: Robert Chalmers Message-Id: <199702080356.NAA00576@nanguo.chalmers.com.au> Subject: ifconfig behaviour strangeness To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org (bsd) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 13:56:01 +1000 (EST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL22 (25)] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, In my rc.local file, I have the following, 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 thanks, Bob -- chalmers.com.au: P.O. Box 2003. Mackay. 4740 +61-0412-079025 robert@chalmers.com.au for Whirled Peas http://www.chalmers.com.au Location: The Great Australian Content Site. 21'7" S, 149'14" E.