Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:22:15 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, APseudoUtopia <apseudoutopia@gmail.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Gateway, Crossover Message-ID: <4EDBC867.9070400@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20111204184302.GA1175@tiny> References: <CAKOHg=M7LvufyzcTAWw_o-yODzbjTb1CjcrVWFcjqr1yx9PaJA@mail.gmail.com> <20111204184302.GA1175@tiny>
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On 04/12/2011 18:43, Matthias Apitz wrote:
>> I'd like to have the internal network be on 192.168.1.0/24. I have 2x
>> > 2-port NICs in the freebsd box.
>> >=20
>> > em0 - Internet - 1.2.3.4
>> > em1 - System1 - 192.168.1.1
>> > em2 - System2 - 192.168.1.2
> if you connect the two other boxes directly to the NICs of FreeBSD you
> must use crossover cables and should assign to each connection a
> separate network; or you connect all three boxes via a HUB or switch in=
> only one network;
Or create a bridge spanning em1 and em2 -- this will make your FreeBSD
box act pretty much like a network switch for the two client machines.
You can get away with standard cables if all the NICs involved support
auto-MDIX. em(4) should, but it depends on your other kit.
Cheers,
Matthew
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