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Re: IP aliases not sticking around

To: Mohammad Rizal Othman <rizal@mimos.my>
Subject: Re: IP aliases not sticking around
From: Ralph Forsythe <rforsythe@centerone.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 00:55:15 -0700 (MST)
Cc: <chris@upnix.com>, <misc@openbsd.org>
In-reply-to: <20020228153948.5f627a83.rizal@mimos.my>
Sender: owner-misc@openbsd.org
No, because the alias is not in the same subnet as the primary IP address
on that interface.  You must specify the correct netmask for the IP in
this scenario (and it will let you, I do this at home).

- Ralph

On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Mohammad Rizal Othman wrote:

> On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 00:17:33 -0700 (MST)
> Ralph Forsythe <rforsythe@centerone.com> wrote:
>
> > Yes ... That isn't what the FAQ suggested.  Try this:
> >
> > inet 209.82.111.158 255.255.255.240 NONE media autoselect
> > inet alias 66.46.111.238 255.255.255.240
> >
>
> I think this should be
>
> inet 209.82.111.158 255.255.255.240 NONE media autoselect
> inet alias 66.46.111.238 255.255.255.255

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