static ip address and ifconfig

[Mikel King]

On Dec 29, 2012, at 5:52 PM, Fbsd8 <fbsd8 at a1poweruser.com> wrote:

>>> ifconfig_xl0="alias,24.240.xxx.187,24.240.xxx.188,24.240.xxx.189"


ifconfig_xl0="inet 24.240.198.186 netmask 0xfffffff8"
ifconfig_xl0_alias0="inet 24.240.198.187 netmask 0xfffffff8"
ifconfig_xl0_alias1="inet 24.240.198.188 netmask 0xfffffff8"
ifconfig_xl0_alias2="inet 24.240.198.189 netmask 0xfffffff8"
…
ifconfig_xl0_alias24="inet 24.240.198.210 netmask 0xfffffff8"

You can change the netmask of the aliases to 0xffffffff if you are experiencing too much broadcast chatter.

Regards,
Mikel King
Senior Editor, BSD News
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