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From: blake@pbgi.com (Blake Swensen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Changed IP addresses. Sysconfig won't ifconfig 1st interface
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 96 13:23:47 GMT
Organization: Pillar/Blake International
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Because of some problems I was having on my system, my ISP asked me to change 
the ip addresses on my network.

After doing so, I cannot get both interfaces to ifconfig correctly:

In sysconfig I have the following:
 network_interfaces="lo0 ix0 ed0"
 ifconfig_lo0="inet localhost"
 ifconfig_ix0="inet 204.119.59.163 netmask 255.255.255.240"
 ifconfig_ed0="inet 204.119.59.162 netmask 255.255.255.240"

No matter what I do, the first interface (ix0 or ed0) gets the file exists 
error on reboot-- if I switch the order, putting ed0 first, ed0 fails. If I 
put ix0 first, ix0 fails.  I have tried swapping the addressed, but the same 
thing happends.

I can manually configure the failed interface after boot is complete.  And I 
can also add the failed ifconfig command in rc.local and it configures 
correctly.  Can someone please explain this mystery, and how to fix?  

Peace,
Blake