> Anyone know how to setup a virtual IP on a freebsd box ?
If you're setting up lots of these, as with all operating systems, it's best
to use the loopback address, and you already know how to add new IP
addresses to an interface.
> The man pages are next to useless...
% man ifconfig
[...]
: The following parameters may be set with ifconfig:
:: alias Establish an additional network address for this interface. This
: is sometimes useful when changing network numbers, and one wishes
: to accept packets addressed to the old interface.
Different strokes really. At least the man pages generally bear some
resemblance to their respective commands, unlike Certain Other Operating
Systems. :-)
If you're interested, there's also a rather neat patch around to alias a
whole network to an interface. This is handy if you need to assign piles
and piles of IP addresses to a system.
Nick
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