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From: Craig Stratton <craigs@brandcomms.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: ip aliases side effect
Date: 17 Jun 1996 10:56:10 GMT
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kisnon@resolink.com (Kinson Chan) writes:
> Hi,
> 
>   Anybody know that is there any bad side effect on making ip aliases
> for virtual host?
> 
>   Thanks.
> 
>   Pls mail to me kinson@resolink.com
> 
> Kinson
> 
The only 'side effect' i have come across is, when you delete an
alias, the ip address stays current on the interface afterwards.
Small annoyance when inserting a new machine with that address |
Regards, Craig.