> On Fri, Jan 28, 2000 at 06:11:08AM -0800, Rodney W. Grimes wrote:
> > > #ifconfig_ep1_alias0="inet 194.134.130.170 194.134.128.1 netmask
> > > 255.255.252.0"
> >
> > The above won't even parse correctly by ifconfig, 2 ip's???? and
> > again, is this network SUPERNETTED? Or is the netmask suppose to
> > actually be 255.255.255.252?
>
> Err, yes, it will, it's not two IPs, it is IP DEST.
Not on epX it ain't!!!
>
> >From man ifconfig:
>
> SYNOPSIS
> ifconfig interface address_family [address [dest_address]] [parameters]
>From man ifconfig:
dest_address
Specify the address of the correspondent on the other end of a
point to point link.
gndrsh:root {1327}# !1324
ifconfig de0 inet 194.134.130.170 194.134.128.1 netmask 255.255.252.0
gndrsh:root {1328}# Jan 28 06:30:34 gndrsh gated[108]: if_rtup: UP route for interface
de0 194.134.130.170/255.255.252
gndrsh:root {1328}# ifconfig -a
de0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 194.134.130.170 netmask 0xfffffc00 broadcast 194.134.128.1
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ether 00:c0:f0:04:2c:d4
media: autoselect (10base5/AUI) status: active
supported media: autoselect 10base5/AUI 10base2/BNC 10baseT/UTP <full-duplex>
10baseT/UTP
...
That 194.134.128.1 actual screws up the broadcast address, which is what
the second argument to the underlying ioctl gets used for when it is
set!!!
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