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Use netcfg to setup multiple NICs.
Example files are in /etc/network.d/examples
Copy the example file to /etc/network.d/
The name of the file identifies with network profile it is and is needed later
Set the hostname and network profiles to use at startup in /etc/rc.conf and add “net-profiles” to the daemons line as a replacement for the “network” enrty
/etc/rc.conf
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------- # NETWORKING # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- # # HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts # HOSTNAME="chopin" # Enable these network profiles at boot-up. These are only useful # if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users) # - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required) # - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it # # Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d # # This now requires the netcfg package # NETWORKS=(YOUR PROFILES GO HERE AND ARE SEPARATED BY SPACES) DAEMONS=( *blah* net-profiles *blah* )