ifconfig alias: File Exists

[Kevin Glick]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of 
> Marc G. Fournier
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 12:28 PM
> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: ifconfig alias: File Exists
> 
> 
> Why would I be getting:
> 
> # ifconfig fxp0 alias 200.46.204.9
> ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists
> 
> when I know for a fact that it hasn't been configured?
> 
> # ping 200.46.204.9
> PING 200.46.204.9 (200.46.204.9): 56 data bytes
> ^C
> --- 200.46.204.9 ping statistics ---
> 1 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss
> 
> there is nothing even in my arp cache:
> 
> # arp -a | grep "(200.46.204.9)"
> # arp -a | grep "(200.46.204.91)"
> zer01.net (200.46.204.91) at 00:e0:81:21:d7:f6 on fxp0 [ethernet]
> 
> ----
> Marc G. Fournier           Hub.Org Networking Services 
> (http://www.hub.org)
> Email: scrappy at hub.org           Yahoo!: yscrappy             
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What does the output of "ifconfig fxp0" show before you try the alias?

Kevin Glick
ITS Manager
Sterling Business Forms
keving at sbfnet.com