Tag: Network

Changing the IP address of a FreeBSD system is relatively easy and can be done with a few simple commands. The process involves using the ifconfig command pattern

Use ifconfig -a command to get names of Ethernet interfaces ifconfig -a Use ifconfig command to set temporary IP address (till rebooting system). ifconfig re0 inet 202.54.1.22 To

/sbin/ifconfig ppp1 down /sbin/ip link set ppp1 name my_ppp /sbin/ifconfig my_ppp up

In the kernel configuration add: options IPFIREWALL # firewall options IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE # enable logging to syslogd (8) options IPFIREWALL_DEFAULT_TO_ACCEPT # allow everything by default options IPDIVERT options IPFIREWALL_FORWARD

Building a gateway to the global network on FreeBSD – this is one of the most frequent cases using this system. The main pluses of this decision are:

The Combination of two 100 Mbit/c network cards into one virtual, with a 200 Mbit/s bandwidth. kldload /boot/kernel/ng_ether.ko kldload /boot/kernel/ng_one2many.ko ifconfig rl0 up ifconfig rl1 up ngctl mkpeer

How to add or remove alias for a network interface in FreeBSD Add: ifconfig fxp1 inet 192.168.2.1 netmask 255.255.255.255 alias Hide: ifconfig fxp1 inet 192.168.2.1 netmask 255.255.255.255 -alias