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Date:      Fri, 21 May 1999 09:47:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Roger Marquis <marquis@roble.com>
To:        freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ifconfig alias number 2
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.3.96.990521094407.27201D-100000@roble2.roble.com>
In-Reply-To: <37457FF3.161C1F8@eclipse.net.uk>

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> >         I am trying to add an ip alias on my fbsd 3.1 box (ifconfig de0
> > inet 216.61.218.6 netmask 255.255.255.0 alias)  
> 
> Wrong netmask use 255.255.255.255

Why would you use a different netmask on your secondary interfaces (/32
vs. /24), assuming they're all on the same subnet?  

Is this just a workaround to avoid having to set the route explicitly?

--
Roger Marquis
Roble Systems Consulting
http://www.roble.com/



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