ed0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 inet hidden netmask 0xfffffc00 broadcast hidden inet6 fe80::220:18ff:fe53:77ff%ed0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 inet hidden netmask 0xfffffc00 broadcast hidden inet hidden netmask 0xfffffc00 broadcast hidden inet hidden netmask 0xfffffc00 broadcast hidden ether 00:20:18:53:77:ff and i'm adding the following in rc.conf ifconfig_ed0_alias3="inet hidden netmask 255.255.252.0" those other aliases have been working for years i just need to add another one