I do this all the time and using a separate nic is simpler and easier to manage than an alias. Unless I am missing something, a vlan for this case is overkill.
------------------ Richard On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 4:13 PM, David Burgess <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:51 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Another easy solution is to just add another nic. > > Not an option in this case. The OP described a wireless network where > the client subnet and management subnet exist on the same physical > network. You can't change that in this case, so your two options are > to separate them virtually (vlans) or just run them on the same > physical network. > > Yes, he could use another NIC and plug it into a switch along with the > first NIC and the wireless network, but this still doesn't separate > the two networks, and is no better than creating an alias on the > existing NIC. > > db > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org > >
