From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 19 13:50:51 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C0B516A4CE for ; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:50:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ei.bzerk.org (ei.xs4all.nl [213.84.67.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A968543D48 for ; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:50:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mail25@bzerk.org) Received: from ei.bzerk.org (BOFH@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ei.bzerk.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iAJDqeWR097477; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 14:52:40 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mail25@bzerk.org) Received: (from bulk@localhost) by ei.bzerk.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iAJDqeIV097476; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 14:52:40 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mail25@bzerk.org) Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 14:52:40 +0100 From: Ruben de Groot To: "Trevor B. Sullivan" Message-ID: <20041119135240.GB97269@ei.bzerk.org> Mail-Followup-To: Ruben de Groot , "Trevor B. Sullivan" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <8568FFD8B2D518499160B43B382844C93BA8C3@bwmail.corp.baxwood.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <8568FFD8B2D518499160B43B382844C93BA8C3@bwmail.corp.baxwood.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED, FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS autolearn=failed version=3.0.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.0 (2004-09-13) on ei.bzerk.org cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual NICs in BSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:50:51 -0000 On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 07:09:02AM -0600, Trevor B. Sullivan typed: > Hi, I have a Compaq Proliant 3000 server with a fresh install of FreeBSD > 5.2.1 on it. It has an Intel Dual-port NIC (of which I'm using one > port), and a Netgear GA620 Gigabit fiber card. The copper port is > referred to as fxp0 and the fiber, ti0. I'm having a problem getting the > two network connections to work together with the same network address. > My private subnet is 10.100.100/24, though if I try to set two adapters > each with their own IP but on the same network, I get "File already > exists" or something to that effect. The default route to my m0n0wall > box is set through fxp0, and I can get ti0 to work if I set the network > addr to 255.255.255.255, but then if my copper interface goes down > (using "ifconfig fxp0 down" as test), the fiber interface will not then > connect. My basic question is...how do I get two independent cards to > have their own IP address on the same network address? Thanks in advance > for assistance. Assuming you mean netmask instead of network address; how do you think the kernel is supposed to know which of the 2 interfaces to use for outgoing packets if both are on the same subnet with the same netmask? > Trevor B. Sullivan > Information Technology > Baxter & Woodman, Inc. > Phone: (815) 459-1260 x1337 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >