Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 15:22:49 +0000 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: ghiugan@lucent.com Cc: "freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Multihomed hosts question Message-ID: <199808241522.PAA00683@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 24 Aug 1998 14:25:03 -0400." <35E1AFFF.4950EC6A@lucent.com>
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> It is possible to use more than one netdevice (i.e. network card) on > the *same* machine and to have same IP address for both of them ? (I > know it sounds stupid but I don't see any reason why not). > If the answer is 'YES' then how can you "enforce" the kernel to use a > specific netcard for when 'taking' to certain addresses (i.e. how can > you route some addresses via a specific netcard)? It is possible to have an arbitrary number of point-to-point interfaces and one broadcast interface share an address. You can't have more than one broadcast interface cover a specific mask. > P.S. : Under Linux this is possible - at least in respect with the tunnel device Who cares? -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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