[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [FW1] FW: Firewall-1 and Sun Issue
SUN follows the RFC -- which defines a unique MAC address per host, NOT per NIC. Hence -- the same MAC on all interfaces. This is why :) But, you can make you're own individual up as Jason says below. Good Luck -- cf --- Jason Witty <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tim, > > It shouldn't, but if you truly want to rule it out, > you can try setting > "local-mac-address?" to TRUE in the Boot PROM (at > system boot-up or by > using the eeprom command.) > > example% eeprom "local-mac-address?"=true ; reboot > > Jason > > Tim Parker wrote: > > > > Jason -- would it matter if there was an interface > that ran into a hub above > > a pair of bigIP boxes and then another interface > that ran into a hub behind > > the bigIP's? > > > > We are running into licensing problems that I am > trying to work with some > > consultants and Checkpoint on to find the answer > and I am grasping for > > answers!! > > > > Tim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jason Witty [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 10:13 AM > > To: John Bumgarner > > Cc: Fw-1-Mailinglist (E-mail) > > Subject: Re: [FW1] FW: Firewall-1 and Sun Issue > > > > That's always the case with Sun Quad cards. There > is an EPROM variable > > you can set to force it to use unique addresses, > but it really doesn't > > make any difference, so long as no two interfaces > are ever plugged into > > the same physical network segment.... > > > > > John Bumgarner wrote: > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: John Bumgarner > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 9:31 AM > > > To: Majordomo Firewall-1 (E-mail) > > > Subject: Firewall-1 and Sun Issue > > > > > > *** PGP Signature Status: good > > > *** Signer: John Bumgarner > <[email protected]> > > > *** Signed: 1/3/2001 9:32:29 AM > > > *** Verified: 1/3/2001 10:01:42 AM > > > *** BEGIN PGP VERIFIED MESSAGE *** > > > > > > To the list, > > > > > > I recently installed Version 4.0 on a Sun 220 > running Solaris 7. > > > This was a fresh install of Solaris. The > install was a core, which > > > was than reduced to only 21 packages. The issue > is the interface's > > > MAC addresses. All the MAC addresses are the > same, but the firewall > > > still functions correctly. Has anyone every > seen this on a firewall? > > > > > > # ifconfig -a > > > lo0: flags=849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> > mtu 8232 > > > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000 > > > ge0: > flags=863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,MULTICAST> > mtu 1500 > > > inet <IP ADDRESS> netmask <NETMASK > ADDRESS> broadcast <IP > > > ADDRESS> > > > ether 8:0:20:e5:c0:f7 > > > hme0: > flags=863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,MULTICAST> > mtu 1500 > > > inet <IP ADDRESS> netmask <NETMASK > ADDRESS> broadcast <IP > > > ADDRESS> > > > ether 8:0:20:e5:c0:f7 > > > qfe0: > flags=863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,MULTICAST> > mtu 1500 > > > inet <IP ADDRESS> netmask <NETMASK > ADDRESS> broadcast <IP > > > ADDRESS> > > > ether 8:0:20:e5:c0:f7 > > > qfe1: > flags=863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,MULTICAST> > mtu 1500 > > > inet <IP ADDRESS> netmask <NETMASK > ADDRESS> broadcast <IP > > > ADDRESS> > > > ether 8:0:20:e5:c0:f7 > > > > > > John Bumgarner > > > > > > *** END PGP VERIFIED MESSAGE *** > > > > > ============================================================================ > > ==== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please > see the instructions at > > > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > > > ============================================================================ > > ==== > > > > > ================================================================================ > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please > see the instructions at > > > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > > > ================================================================================ > > > ================================================================================ > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please > see the instructions at > > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > ================================================================================ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/ ================================================================================ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================================================
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