FreeBSD 6.0 - Network operations result in <IP> <MASK>: not found?

Mark Andrews Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Thu Jan 26 15:37:45 PST 2006


> Nope, however I did figure out what it was:
> 
> in rc.conf:
> 
> ifconfig_fxp0=         "inet <ip1>  netmask 255.255.255.0"

Which says execute the '"inet <ip1>  netmask 255.255.255.0"' command
with ifconfig_fxp0 envirioment variable set to the empty string.

ifconfig_fxp0="inet <ip1>  netmask 255.255.255.0"

is the correct syntax for setting ifconfig_fxp0 to
"inet <ip1>  netmask 255.255.255.0"

> ifconfig_fxp0_alias0=  "inet <ip 2>   netmask 255.255.255.255"
> ifconfig_fxp0_alias1=  "inet <ip 3>   netmask 255.255.255.255"
> 
> The above causes the problem.
> 
> Changing to this solves it:
> 
> ifconfig_fxp0="inet <ip1>  netmask 255.255.255.0"
> ifconfig_fxp0_alias0="inet <ip 2>   netmask 255.255.255.255"
> ifconfig_fxp0_alias1="inet <ip 3>   netmask 255.255.255.255"
> 
> Unexpected to say the least.
> 
> -E-
> 
> David Kirchner wrote:
> > On 1/26/06, Eli K. Breen <bsd at unixforge.net> wrote:
> > 
> >>re: FreeBSD 6.0 - Network operations result in <IP> <MASK>: not found?
> >>
> >>When starting and stopping many network services under a fairly stock
> >>FreeBSD 6.0 box, I see the following:
> >>
> >>====================
> >>(Addresses removed)
> >>root at mistert# /etc/rc.d/named restart
> >>inet <IP adress 1>   netmask 255.255.255.255: not found
> >>inet <IP adress 2>   netmask 255.255.255.255: not found
> >>inet <IP adress 3>   netmask 255.255.255.255: not found
> >>inet <IP adress 1>   netmask 255.255.255.255: not found
> >>inet <IP adress 2>   netmask 255.255.255.255: not found
> >>inet <IP adress 3>   netmask 255.255.255.255: not found
> >>Stopping named.
> >>Waiting for PIDS: 406.
> >>inet <IP adress 1>   netmask 255.255.255.255: not found
> >>inet <IP adress 2>   netmask 255.255.255.255: not found
> >>inet <IP adress 3>   netmask 255.255.255.255: not found
> >>Starting named.
> >>====================
> >>
> >>Google says nothing.
> >>
> >>Any ideas?
> > 
> > 
> > I suspect a missing quote mark or pair of quotes in /etc/rc.conf .
> > 
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