Subject: ifconfig alias
To: NetBSD-current Users <current-users@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Tom T. Thai <tomthai@future.net>
List: current-users
Date: 12/02/1997 05:18:30
i used to have no problems doing (on 1.0A NetBSD):
ifconfig ed0 inet 204.130.134.30 netmask 255.255.255.0 alias
but now on 1.2d and g, I get errors:
# netstat -ni
Name Mtu Network Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs Coll
ed0 1500 <Link> 00:00:c0:08:66:b0 31094962 0 39742707 43 43171
ed0 1500 204.130.134 204.130.134.1 31094962 0 39742707 43 43171
lo0 32976 <Link> 5824506 0 5824506 0 0
lo0 32976 127 127.0.0.1 5824506 0 5824506 0 0
ppp0* 1500 <Link> 364 0 233 0 0
ppp1* 1500 <Link> 0 0 0 0 0
tun0* 1500 <Link> 0 0 0 0 0
tun1* 1500 <Link> 0 0 0 0 0
# ifconfig ed0 inet alias 204.130.134.30
ifconfig: SIOCAIFADDR: File exists
# netstat -ni
Name Mtu Network Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs Coll
...
ed0 1500 204.130.134 204.130.134.30 31098790 0 39747439 43 43172
...
Is something not right?
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