Subject: Re: inet aliases and routed
To: Andrew Brown <atatat@atatdot.net>
From: Gregory McGarry <g.mcgarry@ieee.org>
List: current-users
Date: 08/17/2000 11:57:18
Andrew Brown wrote:

> (1) what's the correct method for adding aliases via rc.d
> configuration?  what i've got now is:
> 
>    # cat /etc/ifconfig.ex0 
>    204.17.3.77 netmask 0xffffff00 media autoselect
>    alias 204.17.3.69
> 
> but i've just noticed that i can't reach (ie, ping or telnet) the
> alias from the machine itself.

I applied a recent kame patch to a 1.4.2 system and saw the same
result.  I wasn't expecting it.

	-- Gregory McGarry <g.mcgarry@ieee.org>