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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Two Ethernet Cards Conflict
Date: 24 Jun 1997 09:04:39 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <867083324.24330@dejanews.com>,
paulvon@hotmail.com writes:
> In article <33ADC836.628C@OntheNet.com.au>,
> tonyg@OntheNet.com.au wrote:
>>
>> paulvon@hotmail.com wrote:
>> >
>> > I am using FreeBSD 2.2.1 with two ethernet cards.
>> >
>> > Both of the cards are reachable from the net.
>> >
>> > I am however getting an error. On the root console
>> > time ns1 /kerner: arp: (mac address) is using my IP address (IP Addresss)!
>> >
>> > I think that it is comming from both cards are typing to share the same
>> > name that is given in the /etc/sysconfig.
>>
>> Have you put the SAME IP address on both cards? This is not allowed and
>> will confuse other hosts on the LAN!
>>
>> In actual fact, it will probably work as long as both cards with the
>> same IP address remain in the same host. It just that this host will
>> appear to have a split personality (two different MAC addresses mapping
>> to the same IP address) to other host on the LAN. You will see the
>> 'arp' messages on the consoles of other hosts while this situation
>> presists.
>>
>> Tony
>
> I did an ifconfig -a and both of the interfaces have different IP
> addresses on them.
>
> Do you have any more ideas??
So what does "ifconfig -a" say ? Perhaps you have overlapping
netmasks ? Are your NICs both plugged into the same LAN segment ?
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