Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 12:51:16 +0200 (IST) From: Rami Abu Jebara <rjebara@palnet.com> To: Tim Priebe <tim@iafrica.com.na> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: multi-port ethernet cards Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9910031250350.24973-100000@mail.palnet.com> In-Reply-To: <99100221133100.12711@310.priebe.alt.na>
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Thanks :) cheers Rami **************************** Rami Abu Jebara Technical Director Palnet Communications Ltd e-mail : rjebara@palnet.com Tel: ++ 972 2 583 5666 Fax: ++ 972 2 583 6354 w w w . p a l n e t . c o m On Sat, 2 Oct 1999, Tim Priebe wrote: > I have been using this in production since April or early May, but 3.1-RELEASE > will panic your system if you try this! ( it is possible to use a more recent > if_vlan.c and eliminate the panic.) I have a 3.2 BETA from 24 May that is > routing between 10 networks. > > How to implement. > > 1) edit your kernel configuration file, adding the following line, > > pseudo-device vlan n > > where n is the number of vlan devices you want. > > 2) build and install kernel as usual. > > 3) get, build and install a version if ifconfig that supports configuring vlan > devices. A copy can be obtained from > ftp://196.31.225.208/pub/FreeBSD/misc/ifconfig-vlan.tgz > ( I have lost the email address of the person that sent this to me, he may now > have an improved version. make install does not work, I have not looked at it.) > The man page included expains the new vlan options. > > 4) add the apropriate entries to your rc.conf eg. > > ifconfig_xl0="inet 192.168.225.199 netmask 255.255.255.0" > fconfig_vlan0="inet 192.168.25.199 netmask 255.255.255.0 vlan 2 vlandev xl0" > network_interfaces="xl0 vlan0 lo0" > > important it is possible to have one untagged vlan on the interface, as above. > If you do not have an untagged vlan on the interface, then you must enable the > interface. ie ifconfig xl0 up. > > 5) reboot your syestem to start your new kernel and interfaces. > > dont forget to configure your switch. > > Good luck, > > Tim. > > On Sat, 02 Oct 1999, Rami Abu Jebara > wrote: > Hi > > > > This is very interesting .. > > > > can you please point me in the right direction ... > > > > Thanks in advance .. > > > > Cheers > > > > Rami > > [...] > > > > > what is this "VLAN feature" of FreeBSD ? (IP aliasing ?) > > > > > > > > TfH > > > > > > No, it is 802.1Q VLAN tagging. It is an extension to the Ethernet header, that > > > specifies which virtual LAN the packet belongs to. With a Switch that can > > > handel the 802.1Q standard, and is capable of enforcing that packets do not > > > cross to an other VLAN, you can effectively have multiple network cards on > > > multipule networks, with only one network card. > > > > > > The available documentation is quite sparse right now, but I have someone > > > preparing some web pages describing how to do it. It is actually quite simple, > > > if you want, I can send you a brief instruction, and a replacement for ifconfig > > > I was given. > > > > > > Tim. > > [...] > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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