On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 10:05:26AM -0500, Nick Holland wrote: > Try using ifconfig like the examples at the bottom of the man page, it > will work just fine... > > # ifconfig vr0 inet 10.196.100.206 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > exactly why your syntax doesn't work, I didn't find in a quick glance at > ifconfig(8), but the examples will work. > > > It can be done just fine with hostname.if, if done properly. You didn't > show what you did, so I can't say what you did wrong, but see > hostname.if(5), and rest assured a lot of people set their netmasks. > Just about everyone, one way or another. :) > > Nick. Hello, Nick! Thanks for the answer: it was stupid me, with wrong syntax in hostname.if file (taken from the net, not from the man, because i did not know about that file existence)
Sorry for the noise, -- Old mercenaries never die. They go to hell and regroup. With best regards, Mikle Krutov, Bercut ltd. Technical Support department
