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Date:      Sun, 23 Oct 2005 11:38:26 -0500
From:      Eric F Crist <ecrist@secure-computing.net>
To:        Andreas Davour <ante@Update.UU.SE>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How do I name my network interface?
Message-ID:  <C5E21E55-C857-4096-9FE8-9C9F270D0712@secure-computing.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0510231825530.28572@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.64.0510231825530.28572@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE>

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On Oct 23, 2005, at 11:30 AM, Andreas Davour wrote:

>
> Hi!
>
> I have realized that my new motherboard has a built-in network  
> interface, and I'd like to use it as well as the PCI based one I have.
>
> But, what do I call it when I plumb it with "ifconfig"?
>
> The PCI card I have is identified during boot as rl0, and the built- 
> in as "rlphy0: <RealTek internal media interface> on miibus0".
>
> Using "ifconfig rlphy0 plumb" does not work. It says:
> ifconfig: SIOCIFCREATE: Invalid argument
>
> and that's it.
>
> So, what do I call it? I tried rl1 as well, no cookie.
>

If you type 'ifconfig -a' at the command line, it should list all  
network interfaces...

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Eric F Crist                  "I am so smart, S.M.R.T!"
Secure Computing Networks              -Homer J Simpson




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