Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 19:34:34 -0400 (EDT) From: "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org> To: Loren Koss <loren@pciway.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Still having problems with NIC alias.. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007131932360.84190-100000@pawn.primelocation.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007131723360.1457-100000@unix.pciway.com>
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On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, Loren Koss wrote: > Only the primary IP address will respond on the network. Why is > this?? The alias IP will respond if I ping it from the box itself. But > wont respond if I ping from the network its attached to or through the > other nic i have in the box.. > > Diagram > > --------------| rl0 a.b.c.d (primary ip) 192.168.1.1 rl1 |----------- > Internet a.b.c.e (alias ip) Internal Net > Without knowing what command/rc.conf entry you are using to create the alias, it is difficult to determine the problem. However: a) is the alias's netmask 255.255.255.255 (if on the same network as the primary)? b) firewalling rules? c) sunspots? ----- Chris D. Faulhaber - jedgar@fxp.org - jedgar@FreeBSD.org -------------------------------------------------------- FreeBSD: The Power To Serve - http://www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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