Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:33:51 +0200 From: Olaf Greve <o.greve@axis.nl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: How to properly set-up multiple NICs? Message-ID: <434D02AF.9@axis.nl> In-Reply-To: <cb5206420510120358y74caae44l3062248ae9a14b47@mail.gmail.com> References: <20051012104241.GA34129@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <cb5206420510120358y74caae44l3062248ae9a14b47@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi, I have a short and surely straightforward question: I want to set-up two NICs on two of my FBSD 5.x servers. Each server will have a dedicated NIC for all "outside world" traffic, and between the two machines I want to set-up a 192.168.1.x local network via a cross-wire cable, dedicated to local syncing of both machines. I am assuming the proper way to do this is to simply (using sysinstall) configure one NIC with the real live IP address, gateway, mask setting etc., hooked up to the outside world, and the other one with a 192.168.1.x IP address, directly connected to the other machine's similarly (though with a different IP address, of course) configured 192.168.1.y IP address over a cross-wire. Correct, or am I missing something? Also: when not using sysinstall: is /etc/rc.conf the only location where such settings need to be made, or are there other files as well that need to be manipulated for multiple NICs? Note: Normally I would simply test this myself and make it work, but tomorrow I'll have to add my new second server to the production environment and my current live machine is one of the two machines that need to be reconfigured. As I'll have preciously little time allocated for the installation, I want to get as much anticipated in advance as possible... Cheers, and tnx for any and all replies! Olafo
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