Hello, On Tue, 2003-07-08 at 17:05, Derrick Ryalls wrote: > > > > I've got a machine that's been running fine for years with one NIC. I > > want to experiment with setting it up as a gateway and have > > installed a > > second NIC in it. I can't seem to get the second NIC working fully. > > > > Here's the dmesg output on the two NICs: > > dc0: <82c169 PNIC 10/100BaseTX> port 0x9100-0x91ff mem > > 0x81061000-0x810610ff irq 1 at device 11.0 on pci0 > > dc0: interrupting at CIA irq 1 > > dc0: Ethernet address: 00:02:e3:07:17:3b > > miibus0: <MII bus> on dc0 > > ukphy0: <Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface> on miibus0 > > ukphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto > > rl0: <D-Link DFE-530TX+ 10/100BaseTX> port 0x9200-0x92ff mem > > 0x81061100-0x810611ff irq 3 at device 12.0 on pci0 > > rl0: interrupting at CIA irq 3 > > rl0: Ethernet address: 00:05:5d:36:15:a7 > > miibus1: <MII bus> on rl0 > > rlphy0: <RealTek internal media interface> on miibus1 > > rlphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto > > > > Here's the ifconfig output on the two NICs: > > dc0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > > inet 192.168.1.144 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 > > inet6 fe80::202:e3ff:fe07:173b%dc0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 > > ether 00:02:e3:07:17:3b > > media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>) > > status: active > > rl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > > inet6 fe80::205:5dff:fe36:15a7%rl0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2 > > ether 00:05:5d:36:15:a7 > > media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>) > > status: active > > > > Here's my /etc/rc.conf lines for the two NICs: > > ifconfig_dc0="inet 192.168.1.144 netmask 255.255.255.0" > > ifconfig_rl0="inet 192.168.1.145 netmask 255.255.255.0" > > > >
You're not allowed to have two interfaces active on the same subnet > > As you can see from the ifconfig output, the new NIC is UP > > and RUNNING, > > but has no IP address (even though I have it in /etc/rc.conf). I can > > bring rl0 "down" and "up" again without a problem. If I try > > to add the > > IP data manually using ifconfig, I get this error: > > > > zeus# ifconfig rl0 inet 192.168.1.145 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists > > This is a warning that the IP details you've attempted to assign to the nic is already loaded, and that it cannot be loaded again. > > Any ideas for getting this NIC up and running properly?? > > > The second nic is not coming up for the simple reason (I presume) that the former nic is already up and active on the 192.168.1.x subnet. Dual-homed hosts (PC-based routers) are usually set up to route packets between two *different* networks. So, as suggested below, you'll want to assign a different network address to the second nic, and (providing there's a lan there) all should be well. Regards, Stacey > I haven't seen that error before, but you do have a small problem with > the config. You shouldn't have two cards on the same subnet. If you > just want to try it out, assign the new card a 192.168.2.xxx address. > > > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- Stacey Roberts B.Sc (HONS) Computer Science Web: www.vickiandstacey.com _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
