From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 1 14:36:07 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7620716A41F for ; Thu, 1 Sep 2005 14:36:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jonathan.ames@lmco.com) Received: from mailgw3a.lmco.com (mailgw3a.lmco.com [192.35.35.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 085E643D45 for ; Thu, 1 Sep 2005 14:36:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jonathan.ames@lmco.com) Received: from emss04g01.ems.lmco.com (relay4.ems.lmco.com [166.17.13.122]) by mailgw3a.lmco.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j81Ea6je028178 for ; Thu, 1 Sep 2005 10:36:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from CONVERSION-DAEMON.lmco.com by lmco.com (PMDF V6.1-1X6 #30884) id <0IM50000178515@lmco.com> for freebsd-net@freebsd.org; Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:36:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from EMSS04I00.us.lmco.com ([166.17.13.135]) by lmco.com (PMDF V6.1-1X6 #30884) with ESMTP id <0IM500MFW7833N@lmco.com> for freebsd-net@freebsd.org; Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:36:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from EMSS35M05.us.lmco.com ([158.187.107.141]) by EMSS04I00.us.lmco.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:36:04 -0400 Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:36:04 -0400 From: "Ames, Jonathan (N-ENSCO)" To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Message-id: <9D2DBC148E2B4146BCC36C41DE9DFBFD066624E1@emss35m05.us.lmco.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6603.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Thread-Topic: Testing Ethernet Ports Thread-Index: AcWvAnuNWLYElt/7RxiAwhbyryz4Cw== content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Sep 2005 14:36:05.0030 (UTC) FILETIME=[7BB6CC60:01C5AF02] Subject: Testing Ethernet Ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:36:07 -0000 Hi, Can someone give me a hand with this? A PC has two ethernet ports, both directly on the motherboard. Can I connect them externally with an ethernet cable and ping from one port to the other to test them both? How? Another PC has the two ports listed above, plus an additional ethernet port in a PCI card. Can I connect externally with the same cable from any port to any port to test them? How? Any help will be really appreciated. Thanks. -Jon