Multiple RealTect adaptors

[Dave McCammon]

--- Peter Rosa <prosa at pro.sk> wrote:
> Hello again,
> 
> of course, everything was there:
> dmesg - YES
> ifconfig - YES
> rc.conf - YES
> 
> But, whenever the machine boots, ifconfig returns:
> rl0: flags 8843 <snip> mtu 1500
>      inet 192.168.1.11 netmask <snip>
>      ether <snip>
>      media <snip>
>      status: active
> rl1: flags 8843 <snip> mtu 1500
>      ether <snip>
>      media <snip>
>      status: no carrier
> 
> Both have the same flags. Second has no
> IP/MSK/BCAST.
> 
> ifconfig rl1  192.168.1.12 netmask 255.255.255.0
> always returns
> config: ioctl (SIOCIFADDR): File exists
> 
> What could be wrong ?
> 
> It is the same when I xchange both cards/use another
> PCI slots.
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
I believe it has something to do with the netmask and
the interface rl1 being on the same subnet.
It should work by giving the interface a subnet of 255.255.255.255.

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