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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] two nics (alternating) vs dns config
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:23:50 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <7f6f0198b820ffbfc1b36c28d3a2bbd0@chula.quanstro.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAMhmq__WZQ2MS_FiAfgV385xHuKbwzi8aTXhxLJ7_HZppw+N1w@mail.gmail.c>

> I've bound '#l1' to /net (not /net.alt) in /lib/namespace.$node
> and /cfg/$node/cpurc.  The two static ipconfigs work.
> I can ping out and drawterm in.
>
> The only issue is dns.  DNS always uses /net/ether0.
> How do I make it use /net/ether1 when needed?
> Would the /net.alt style config work better?
>
> My /lib/ndb/local describes both networks with the same sys name.
> MAC addresses differentiate.  'ndb/query sys $node' returns the
> right set when I'm home, but DNS doesn't use it.

what you've said about dns(8) isn't quite right.  it doesn't
use the ethernet devices directly, but rather through the ip
stack.  so you can use the usual tools to change the default
route in the ip stack (ip/ipconfig) and dns will be none the
wiser.

- erik




       reply	other threads:[~2012-01-24  4:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <CAMhmq__WZQ2MS_FiAfgV385xHuKbwzi8aTXhxLJ7_HZppw+N1w@mail.gmail.c>
2012-01-24  4:23 ` erik quanstrom [this message]
2012-01-24  4:15 Troy Cauble
2012-01-24 10:04 ` Henning Schild
2012-01-24 10:49   ` Charles Forsyth
2012-01-24 11:42   ` Steve Simon

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