On 9 Mar 1997, Michael Graff wrote:

> Matt Mc Namara <mmcnamar@gr-lakes.com> writes:
> 
> > Can anyone tell me if NetBSD supports or has the ability to use dummy ip 
> > addresses for virtual hosting? The binary used in this instance is Apache 
> > httpd 1.2b7.
> 
> The syntax is something like:  ifconfig de0 alias ip-address

I use a separate subnet on lo0:

    ifconfig lo0 <address> alias netmask 255.255.255.255
    <repeat close to 200 times>

Things are currently getting interesting between me and gated due
to this. If you're running more than about 150 aliases on your
system, you may want to drop me a note.

cjs

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