From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Sep 20 2:58:28 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (f31.pav2.hotmail.com [64.4.37.31]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34D0037B40F for ; Thu, 20 Sep 2001 02:58:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 20 Sep 2001 02:58:20 -0700 Received: from 147.8.182.248 by pv2fd.pav2.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 20 Sep 2001 09:58:20 GMT X-Originating-IP: [147.8.182.248] From: "Wing Tim" To: mtech@buffnet.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Change of interface Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 17:58:20 +0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Sep 2001 09:58:20.0962 (UTC) FILETIME=[C77C5020:01C141BA] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, Mohin Rahman, My "dmesg" shows the follows: $ dmesg Copyright (c) 1992-2000 The FreeBSD Project. Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE #0: Mon Aug 27 16:03:45 HKT 2001 root@FREEBSD1.eee.hku.hk:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz CPU: Pentium Pro (209.57-MHz 686-class CPU) Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x619 Stepping = 9 Features=0xf9ff real memory = 67108864 (65536K bytes) config> di pcic0 config> di sn0 config> di lnc0 config> di ie0 config> di fe0 config> di ed0 config> di cs0 config> di bt0 config> di ata1 config> di aic0 config> di aha0 config> di adv0 config> q avail memory = 61034496 (59604K bytes) Preloaded elf kernel "kernel" at 0xc0442000. Preloaded userconfig_script "/boot/kernel.conf" at 0xc044209c. Pentium Pro MTRR support enabled md0: Malloc disk npx0: on motherboard npx0: INT 16 interface pcib0: on motherboard pci0: on pcib0 isab0: at device 7.0 on pci0 isa0: on isab0 atapci0: port 0xffa0-0xffaf at device 7.1 on pci0 ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci0 ata1: at 0x170 irq 15 on atapci0 pci0: at 9.0 irq 0 xl0: <3Com 3c905-TX Fast Etherlink XL> port 0x7f00-0x7f3f irq 11 at device 10.0 on pci0 xl0: Ethernet address: 00:60:97:db:85:9e miibus0: on xl0 nsphy0: on miibus0 nsphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto vx0: <3COM 3C595 Fast Etherlink III PCI> port 0x7f80-0x7f9f irq 9 at device 11.0 on pci0 utp/tx[*utp*]: disable 'auto select' with DOS util! address 00:a0:24:9f:3b:51 vx0: driver is using old-style compatability shims fdc0: at port 0x3f0-0x3f5,0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on isa0 fdc0: FIFO enabled, 8 bytes threshold fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0 fd1: <2880-KB 3.5" drive (in 1440-KB mode)> on fdc0 drive 1 atkbdc0: at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 atkbd0: flags 0x1 irq 1 on atkbdc0 kbd0 at atkbd0 vga0: at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 sc0: at flags 0x100 on isa0 sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300> sio0 at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa0 sio0: type 16550A sio1 at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa0 sio1: type 16550A ppc0: at port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa0 ppc0: Generic chipset (EPP/NIBBLE) in COMPATIBLE mode plip0: on ppbus0 lpt0: on ppbus0 lpt0: Interrupt-driven port ppi0: on ppbus0 IP packet filtering initialized, divert enabled, rule-based forwarding disabled, default to accept, logging limited to 200 packets/entry by default DUMMYNET initialized (000608) BRIDGE 990810, have 11 interfaces -- index 1 type 6 phy 0 addrl 6 addr 00.60.97.db.85.9e -- index 2 type 6 phy 0 addrl 6 addr 00.a0.24.9f.3b.51 ad0: 4103MB [8894/15/63] at ata0-master WDMA2 acd0: CDROM at ata1-master using PIO3 Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a xl0: promiscuous mode enabled >>now xl0 promisc ON if_flags 0xffff8943 bdg_flags 0x5 vx0: promiscuous mode enabled >>now vx0 promisc ON if_flags 0xffff8943 bdg_flags 0x5 Thanks! Wing >From: Mohsin Rahman To: Wing Tim Subject: Re: Change of interface Date: >Mon, 17 Sep 2001 08:36:24 -0400 (EDT) > >What does the output of "dmeg" say? Does it even find the interface vx0? >Plase send the output of dmesg. Thanks. > >On Mon, 17 Sep 2001, Wing Tim wrote: > > > Hi, > If I did not understand wrongly, I just followed what you said. I >added in > the line "interfaces="lo0 vx0"" into /etc/rc.conf. Then whenever >there's a > line containing "ifconfig_xl0", I created another same line >containing > "ifconfig_vx0". However, upon rebooting, I still couldn't find >the interface > vx0 using "netstat -r". What do you think is still wrong >here? > Thanks! > > Wing > > > > >From: Mohsin Rahman > >To: Wing Tim > > >Subject: Re: Change of interface > >Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 17:31:35 -0400 >(EDT) > > > >You are coorect. If you want to assign the IP of 192.168.0.4 >to vx0, > >you still have to look at ifconfig (man ifconfig). How do you >have > >your settings now that 0.4 is getting assigned to xl0? simply >change > >it to vx0, unless I am not totally understanding your question. >the > >two locations will be /etc/rc.conf and /etc/defaults/rc.conf > > > > >On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Wing Tim wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > But will the >method suggested by you disable the interface xl0 which > > > originally >connects the machine with IP 192.168.0.1? > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Wing > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Mohsin Rahman > > > >To: Wing Tim > > > > >Subject: Re: Change of interface > > > >Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 08:34:18 >-0400 (EDT) > > > > > > > >/etc/rc.conf and /etc/defaults/rc.conf > > > > > > > > >Look for ifconfig_xl0 and change it to ifconfig_vx0 > > > > > > > > >Also, there is a line called > > > > > > > > interfaces="AUTO" > > > > > > > > >if it is auto, dont need to do anything, but if it listed as > > > > > > > > > interfaces="lo0 xl0" > > > > > > > >then change it to > > > > > > > > > interfaces="lo0 vx0" > > > > > > > >save and re-boot. Hope this helps. > > > > > > > > > > > > >On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Wing Tim wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > The routing table in my FreeBSD machine is as >follows: > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Routing tables > > > > > > > > > > Internet: > > > > > >Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use > >Netif > > > > > Expire > > > > > >localhost localhost UH 0 0 > >lo0 > > > > > 192.168 link#1 UC 0 0 > >xl0 => > > > > > > 192.168.0.1 0:60:97:db:87:7 UHLW 1 78 > >xl0 > > > >1083 > > > > > > 192.168.0.4 0:2:2d:17:3f:5b UHLW 0 201 > >xl0 > > > >931 > > > > > > > > > > > Internet6: > > > > > Destination Gateway Flags Netif Expire > > > > > >::1 ::1 UH lo0 > > > > > fe80::%xl0 link#1 UC xl0 > > > > > fe80::%vx0 >link#2 UC vx0 > > > > > fe80::%lo0 fe80::1%lo0 Uc lo0 > > > > > ff01:: ::1 >U lo0 > > > > > ff02::%xl0 link#1 UC xl0 > > > > > ff02::%vx0 link#2 UC vx0 > > > > > > ff02::%lo0 fe80::1%lo0 UC lo0 > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > What command I should use to change the interface >connecting to the > > > >machine > > > > > with IP 192.168.0.4 from xl0 to >vx0? That is to change the line from > > > > > 192.168.0.4 0:2:2d:17:3f:5b >UHLW 0 201 > >xl0 > > > > > to > > > > > 192.168.0.4 0:2:2d:17:3f:5b UHLW 0 >201 > >vx0 > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > Wing > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > > > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > > > >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To >Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > with "unsubscribe >freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Mohsin AbdulRahman > > > >MTech@BuffNET.Net > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > Get >your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > >Mohsin AbdulRahman > >MTech@BuffNET.Net > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > Get >your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe >freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > >Mohsin AbdulRahman MTech@BuffNET.Net > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message