Re: IP aliases not sticking around

[Rémi Guyomarch <rguyom@pobox.com>]

On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 03:39:48PM +0800, 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

Aliases on the same sub-network as the main IP should have a netmask
of 255.255.255.255, but I don't think this restriction holds for
aliases on other sub-networks.

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Rémi