From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 18 15:33:31 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E694616A4CF for ; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 15:33:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from pit.databus.com (p70-227.acedsl.com [66.114.70.227]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D418643FB1 for ; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 15:33:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from barney@pit.databus.com) Received: from pit.databus.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pit.databus.com (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hAINXSTb034795; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 18:33:28 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from barney@pit.databus.com) Received: (from barney@localhost) by pit.databus.com (8.12.9p2/8.12.9/Submit) id hAINXSPw034794; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 18:33:28 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from barney) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 18:33:28 -0500 From: Barney Wolff To: "Jason A. Crome" Message-ID: <20031118233328.GA34651@pit.databus.com> References: <003901c3ae29$9472a7a0$2600a8c6@cromedome> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <003901c3ae29$9472a7a0$2600a8c6@cromedome> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.38 cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Multi-homed system in FreeBSD 4.9 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 23:33:32 -0000 On Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 05:13:30PM -0600, Jason A. Crome wrote: > > Hate to sound dumb, but this is my first time setting up a multi-homed > system in FreeBSD. I can get the box working just fine with one network > adapter, but the second adapter will not take an IP address. Using dmesg > and ifconfig, I can see the card just fine. . . . There doesn't appear to > be anything wrong other than the card not showing the IP I have assigned it. > > The box is using 2 3Com 3c905C network cards. I have verified that both > cards work in other PCs. I am attempting to assign one card the IP > 192.168.0.1 and the other 192.168.0.2 (using /stand/sysinstall) in an > attempt to monitor traffic across my network. Any insight that can be > offered up would be of great assistance :-) You can't assign two addresses in the same subnet. If you insist on doing that, assign the second one as 192.168.0.2/32. (In sysinstall, specify the netmask as 255.255.255.255) But really, why do you think you need to do this? -- Barney Wolff http://www.databus.com/bwresume.pdf I'm available by contract or FT, in the NYC metro area or via the 'Net.