[rescue] Trouble with two network cards on SS2
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Fri Aug 17 23:52:27 CDT 2001
On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Valentine wrote:
This is a VERY frequently asked question and answers are available in
several FAQ's.
> Bot of the NIC cards (on-board and sbus) have the same MAC address....
This is normal (and even preferred, depending on the rev of the ethernet
standard). Older Sun ethernet cards have no onboard address.
> and I assume because of that routing is done very poorly.
Incorrect, unless you are hooking both interfaces to the same segment
(rare) or are using a broken switch.
> What can i do about this?
It's not a problem in normal use.
-James
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