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From: rbt@eurocontrol.fr (Ollivier Robert)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: IP aliases?
Date: 29 Jul 1996 07:46:00 GMT
Organization: Eurocontrol EEC, Bretigny, France
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References: <Duwuuw.AE@alisa.org> <4tfl9s$k2b@nuscc.nus.sg> <31FBE068.2D49@medinet.si>
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In article <31FBE068.2D49@medinet.si>,
Blaz Zupan  <blaz.zupan@medinet.si> wrote:
> Better yet, use "ifconfig ed0 alias a.b.c.d netmask 255.255.255.255"
> or ifconfig will complain when you add a second alias.

Only if the alias is in the same subnet. Else you don't need the netmask value.
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