From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 28 01:50:54 2006 Return-Path: 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 C80D216A420 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 01:50:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-142-072.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.142.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 988B843D45 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 01:50:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p17.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.5/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k1S1oaaJ069973; Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:50:36 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20060227194638.02629150@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:50:27 -0600 To: gahn , Chuck Swiger From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <20060228012520.53020.qmail@web52114.mail.yahoo.com> References: <4403A240.6030304@mac.com> <20060228012520.53020.qmail@web52114.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd general questions 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 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 01:50:55 -0000 If the nics are all PCI you may have trouble with the shared interrupts. You may need to use a multiple port adapter to get the results you want. -Derek At 07:25 PM 2/27/2006, gahn wrote: >Thanks Chuck: > >Yes they are on different lan subnets. I am trying to >build a freebsd based router that talks to four >different subnets. > > > >--- Chuck Swiger wrote: > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"