Re: multiple interfaces

From: Brooks Davis (brooks_at_one-eyed-alien.net)
Date: 08/18/05

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    Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:16:39 -0700
    To: Daniel Valencia <fetrovsky@yahoo.com>
    
    
    

    On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 11:36:55AM -0700, Daniel Valencia wrote:
    > Hello, everybody
    >
    > Is there any limit as of how many interfaces can
    > freebsd handle? Im trying to build a switch in a PC
    > box, putting multiple NICs and some software... The
    > issue is, even though all of the cards work correctly
    > by themselves, once I put them together, it doesnt
    > matter what slots i use, I can never make more than
    > two of them work. For even though all the rest appear
    > up as well, I cant ping neither them nor their peers
    > (Im using crossover cables).

    The software limit is 2^16-1. It sounds like you are having hardware
    issues. I'd tend to guess interrupt routing issues. I'd suggest
    posting details to freebsd-questions or possibly freebsd-stable.

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