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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!classic.iinet.com.au!swing.iinet.net.au!news.uoregon.edu!cuhknntp!hpg30a.csc.cuhk.hk!news.hk.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!news1.best.com!shellx.best.com!shellx.best.com!not-for-mail From: wilson@shellx.best.com (Wilson Roberto Afonso) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Weird ifconfig problem Date: 24 Oct 1995 23:34:05 -0700 Organization: Best Internet Communications Lines: 26 Message-ID: <46klot$edu@shellx.best.com> References: <davidp-2410951156090001@michaelangelo.leonardo.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: shellx.best.com X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #6 (NOV) davidp@leonardo.net (David Pisoni) writes: >I have had an unusual problem when setting up 'virutal hosts' as they are >called. The problem occurs when I try to issue the ifconfig...alias >statement. It doesn't always work the first time. But if it doesn't work >the first time, it will always work the second time. To combat this >problem, I have placed the ifconfig entries in both '/etc/netstart' and >'/etc/rc.local' to ensure they are entered in a boot-time. >Here is what happens: >cellini# ifconfig we0 inet 204.140.224.11 alias >ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists >cellini# ifconfig we0 inet 204.140.224.11 alias >Now it will work. Well, I get the error message at the first (and only) time I run "ifconfig xxx alias ...", *but* it sort of works. I mean, other hosts can contact the virtual host, but the host that the command was ran on cannot (no answer to ping). This is a BSD/OS 2.0.1, all patches applied. >Any ideas? Ditto. Any ideas ? -Wilson