The following test was run on a QNX 7.0 VM: # ifconfig lo0: flags=8049 mtu 33136 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 vx0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 capabilities rx=1f capabilities tx=7e enabled rx=1f enabled tx=7e address: 00:0c:29:89:ba:cd media: Ethernet autoselect status: active inet 192.168.36.129 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.36.255 inet6 fe80::20c:29ff:fe89:bacd%vx0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x11 # # ifconfig vx0 alias 192.168.36.140/24 ifconfig: SIOCAIFADDR: File exists # # route show Routing tables Internet: Destination Gateway Flags default 192.168.36.2 UG localhost.localdom 127.0.0.1 UH 192.168.36.0/24 link#17 U 192.168.36.1 00:50:56:c0:00:08 UHL 192.168.36.2 00:50:56:ec:93:26 UHL server0.training.l 127.0.0.1 UGH Internet6: Destination Gateway Flags localhost.localdom localhost.localdom UH fe80::%lo0 fe80::1%lo0 U fe80::1%lo0 link#1 UHL fe80::%vx0 link#17 U fe80::20c:29ff:fe89:bacd%vx0 00:0c:29:89:ba:cd UHL ff01:1:: localhost.localdom U ff01:11:: link#17 U ff02::%lo0 localhost.localdom U ff02::%vx0 link#17 U # # ifconfig vx0 alias 192.168.36.140/32 # # ifconfig lo0: flags=8049 mtu 33136 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 vx0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 capabilities rx=1f capabilities tx=7e enabled rx=1f enabled tx=7e address: 00:0c:29:89:ba:cd media: Ethernet autoselect status: active inet 192.168.36.129 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.36.255 inet alias 192.168.36.140 netmask 0xffffffff broadcast 192.168.36.140 inet6 fe80::20c:29ff:fe89:bacd%vx0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x11 # # route show Routing tables Internet: Destination Gateway Flags default 192.168.36.2 UG localhost.localdom 127.0.0.1 UH 192.168.36.0/24 link#17 U 192.168.36.1 00:50:56:c0:00:08 UHL 192.168.36.2 00:50:56:ec:93:26 UHL server0.training.l 127.0.0.1 UGH 192.168.36.140/32 link#17 U Internet6: Destination Gateway Flags localhost.localdom localhost.localdom UH fe80::%lo0 fe80::1%lo0 U fe80::1%lo0 link#1 UHL fe80::%vx0 link#17 U fe80::20c:29ff:fe89:bacd%vx0 00:0c:29:89:ba:cd UHL ff01:1:: localhost.localdom U ff01:11:: link#17 U ff02::%lo0 localhost.localdom U ff02::%vx0 link#17 U #