Virtual interface support?

2002-12-31 Thread Jeff Penn
Does freebsd support virtual interfaces? (i.e. a network interface not associated with a hardware interface). My system is running 4.7 release with only a dialup ppp POTS connection, which is a bit limiting if you want to learn about networking. Ideally I would like to set up a private network

Re: Virtual interface support?

2002-12-31 Thread paul beard
Jeff Penn wrote: The html documentation supplied with apache2 appears to require the server to be running for browsing (many of the links appear broken). why not bind it to the loopback and browse it there (assuming its the machine you're sitting in front of)? -- Paul Beard: seeking

Re: Virtual interface support?

2002-12-31 Thread Steve Bertrand
For testing purposes, I have used the gif interface several times. I know man(8) gif states it is a tunnelling interface, but from stations on the network, the interface can be seen all the same. (I normally use the gif interface for simulating several interfaces for IPFW configuration).

Re: Virtual interface support?

2002-12-31 Thread Bill Moran
From: Jeff Penn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Does freebsd support virtual interfaces? (i.e. a network interface not associated with a hardware interface). Yup. My system is running 4.7 release with only a dialup ppp POTS connection, which is a bit limiting if you want to learn about networking. Ideally