> I have addresses 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2. I want to run different > services on the 2 different IP addresses. In a linux system, I do: > > ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 > ifconfig eth0:0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > So that I have 2 different addresses bound to the same interface. > > On FreeBSD, if I do: > > ifconfig fxp0 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 > ifconfig fxp0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 alias > > That fails.
It should fail, you should enter: # ifconfig fxp0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.255 alias In this situation you can ignore the /32 netmask, it will act as /24. > The ifconfig manpage states that a nonconflicting netmaks must be used > for the alias, and suggests to use 0xffffffff. I don't understand why, > because I don't see why one network interface cannot have more than one > address bound to it within the same network. If I use a /32 netmask for > the alias address, how will the kernel respond to arp requests for that > alias address? arp requests for .2 will be handled properly by the kernel as if it were /24. > > >2. Adding a second IP to a *different* network card in the same server > > >does not work if the second IP is within the network of the first one. > > > > Because it breaks routing and the basic concept of IP addys and netmasks. > > If you have two NICs on the same network, how is the kernel supposed to > > route packets? > > I still don't understand. In a linux system I can do: > > route add -net 0.0.0.0 netmask 0.0.0.0 gw 192.168.0.254 dev eth0 > route add -net 0.0.0.0 netmask 0.0.0.0 gw 192.168.0.254 dev eth1 To my knowledge, this is a Linux feature. Solaris, *BSD, and others don't let you specify the network interface when you add a route. I know for a fact under Solaris that when you have 2 interfaces which live in the same subnet, the interface with the lowest numbered IP will be the interface used for outbound traffic. > All I want to do is to have 2 different IP addresses on each of the > different interfaces in the server, where the addresses are in the > same network. I can do it in linux. Why can't I do it in FreeBSD? > Good question. I'd defer this anwser to someone a bit more intimate with FreeBSD's IP stack and routing. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
