From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Tue Feb 28 01:07:17 2006
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55A7C16A449
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue, 28 Feb 2006 01:07:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com)
Received: from pi.codefab.com (pi.codefab.com [199.103.21.227])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7E4C43D45
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue, 28 Feb 2006 01:07:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com)
Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by pi.codefab.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C0885CF5;
	Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:07:16 -0500 (EST)
Received: from pi.codefab.com ([127.0.0.1])
	by localhost (pi.codefab.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024)
	with ESMTP id 86438-02; Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:07:15 -0500 (EST)
Received: from [192.168.1.3] (pool-68-161-83-14.ny325.east.verizon.net
	[68.161.83.14])
	(using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits))
	(No client certificate requested)
	by pi.codefab.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA0BE5C78;
	Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:07:14 -0500 (EST)
Message-ID: <4403A240.6030304@mac.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:07:12 -0500
From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
Organization: The Courts of Chaos
User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201)
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: gahn <ipfreak@yahoo.com>
References: <20060228001743.60493.qmail@web52111.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060228001743.60493.qmail@web52111.mail.yahoo.com>
X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.0.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at codefab.com
Cc: freebsd general questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: Freebsd with multiple nic's
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 01:07:17 -0000

gahn wrote:
> I am running Freebsd 5.4 and have problems with
> multiple nics.
[ ... ]
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Are the NICs all on distinct subnets?

You can't put two NICs using IPs on the same subnet without taking more complex
issues into consideration like bridging or channel bonding or trunking,
depending on which vendor's terms you'd like to use.

-- 
-Chuck