Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:21:06 +1000 From: Geoff Roberts <geoff@apro.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Configuring VLANs - Why is IP address require on NIC connected to Trunk? Message-ID: <200906192321.07021.geoff@apro.com.au> In-Reply-To: <4A3A4C32.8040005@gmx.com> References: <200906182345.43828.geoff@apro.com.au> <4A3A4C32.8040005@gmx.com>
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Hi, On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:16:18 am Nikos Vassiliadis wrote: > Geoff Roberts wrote: > > I find I have to give the ext0 interface an IP address in order for > > routing and packet filtering to work on the attached VLANs. > > > > a) Is there a way to configure this so that I don't have to give ext0 an > > IP address? > > Yes, you just have to "up" the interface: > ifconfig_em0="up" Thanks to all who responded. I believe marking the interface as up will be the source of the issue. I'll be able to restart the server in a couple of days and verify everything works after a restart. It has been one of those nagging issues that eventually bubbled to the top of the list. Kind regards, Geoff
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