Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 09:48:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Brandon Hicks <freebsd@unreal.gatekeep.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2 Network Cards, How do I set this up? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971016094653.2112D-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <01bcd983$b07a9ce0$06aadbd0@bhicks.gatekeep.net>
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On Wed, 15 Oct 1997, Brandon Hicks wrote: > We are SLOWLY upgrading to 100base from 10base, the only problem is, (BTW, > we are an ISP) our T1 routers, and our Livingston Portmasters are 10base. > Which means that we are going to have to have 2 network cards in 1 of our > servers, seeing that our new 100base HUB will not Up/Down Link to a 10base > HUB. So, 1st I need to know how this can be done... We have the Cards to > put into the servers, and into our computers... Do I need any software, or > any thing if all i want is that server to act as a passthough? That doesn't sound right. The hub can't dumb down a port to 10mbit for you? I was under the impression that 100mbit hubs were backwards-compatible. In any case, you should be able to enable gatewaying in /etc/rc.conf or /etc/sysconfig, ensure your routes are correct and it should work. > BTW, the 10base cards are ISA, and the 100base cards are PCI... Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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