Instead of a generic ethX identifier that
Linux® uses to identify a network interface, FreeBSD uses the driver
name followed by a number as the identifier. The following output
from ifconfig(8) shows two Intel® Pro 1000 network
interfaces (em0
and em1
):
%
ifconfig
em0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
options=b<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU>
inet 10.10.10.100 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.10.10.255
ether 00:50:56:a7:70:b2
media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseTX <full-duplex>)
status: active
em1: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
options=b<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU>
inet 192.168.10.222 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.10.255
ether 00:50:56:a7:03:2b
media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseTX <full-duplex>)
status: activeAn IP address can be assigned to an interface using
ifconfig(8). However, to remain persistent across reboots the
IP configuration must be included in
/etc/rc.conf
. The following example
specifies the hostname, IP address, and default gateway:
Use the following to configure an interface for DHCP:
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