Re: IP aliases not sticking around

[Mohammad Rizal Othman <rizal@mimos.my>]

On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 08:56:33 +0100
Rémi Guyomarch <rguyom@pobox.com> wrote:

> 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.
> 

Yes you're right.  Didn't notice the IPs are different.