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Date:      Wed, 09 Jun 2004 09:51:38 +0400
From:      Roman Kurakin <rik@cronyx.ru>
To:        AL Chane <al_chane@issc.com.tw>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Two interfaces on the same network
Message-ID:  <40C6A56A.5040105@cronyx.ru>
In-Reply-To: <40C68254.7040501@issc.com.tw>
References:  <40C68254.7040501@issc.com.tw>

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AL Chane:

>Hi, there:
>
>     I have two interfaces on my linux PC in the same network:
>
>  
>
>>ifconfig eth0 172.20.1.30 netmask 255.255.255.0
>>ifconfig eth1 172.20.1.31 netmask 255.255.255.0
>>    
>>
>
>     Another Windows PC with IP 172.20.1.32 netmask 255.255.255.0
>
>     I found that in the same network, Linux PC only use one interface
>eth0 for outbound/inbound traffics no matter what. Even if I use Windows
>PC (172.20.1.32) to ping Linux PC's eth1 (172.20.1.31), Linux still use
>eth0 to reply. That is, if I unplug eth0's wire, eth1 won't work too.
>
>     Does anyone have the same issue on how to make two interfaces
>work in the same network? I search 2003 archive, some said it can be
>done by set second interface (eth1) netmask to 255.255.255.255, but
>i tried and it doesn't work for me.
>
>     Helps from you are highly appreciated!
>
Are they on the same wire? If so, why do you need such configuretion?

rik

>
>Thanks
>
>AL
>
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