Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 11:58:34 -0600 From: "Kurt Buff - GSEC, GCIH" <kurt.buff@gmail.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Command to create multiple virtual NIC Message-ID: <CADy1Ce4dNe=f_KcAR3_SsRS_3rKvC86Z%2BVTLPR6ZDYQzFZPiQQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5F0C83B0.1060004@gmail.com> References: <5F0BABA9.9090105@gmail.com> <CADy1Ce6tiZxri5x-4Q9bxC_DD7y5qJB=4AYm-0H0BeoWHv1=Bg@mail.gmail.com> <5F0C83B0.1060004@gmail.com>
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Generally speaking, that's not the way it works. It's possible that you actually do need multiple virtual NICS, but I'm betting you don't. I believe what you want are what are often called in the networking world "subinterfaces". This link should steer you in the right direction: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-vlan.html Kurt On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 9:54 AM Ernie Luzar <luzar722@gmail.com> wrote: > > Kurt Buff - GSEC, GCIH wrote: > > What are you trying to accomplish? > > > > On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 6:33 PM Ernie Luzar <luzar722@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello List; > >> I have hardware interface em0 and want to create em1 and em2. > >> What is command to do that? > >> > >> Thanks > > > > Looking for command to create multiple virtual NICs to hand vlans off of.
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