Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 12:50:35 -0600 (CST) From: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com> To: allenh@wtrt.net (Allen Hyer) Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ip addresses, tape backup Message-ID: <199611261850.MAA17383@brasil.moneng.mei.com> In-Reply-To: <199611261446.IAA03401@inetsrv.wtrt.net> from "Allen Hyer" at Nov 26, 96 08:45:39 am
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> I have a FreeBSD box running 2.1.5-RELEASE. I have two questions: > > 1. I have 2 tcp/ip networks on my physical lan. I would like the FreeBSD > box to be able to "see" both networks. I do NOT want it to route packets > between them, I just want it to have an ip address from both networks. Do > I have to put in two ethernet cards even tho the 2 networks are on the same > lan? No. ifconfig xx0 10.1.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00 ifconfig xx0 alias 192.1.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00 Note: because you are adding an alias on a different subnet, for which a route does not exist, use the network's netmask. Putting in two ethernet cards, I suspect, would end you up in endless pain. ... JG
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