Ethernet PCI-X Adapter Installation and User's Guide

Chapter 4 Configuring VLANs 41

2. Use the ifconfig(1M) to configure a VLAN virtual device, for example:

The output of ifconfig -a on a system having VLAN devices ixge123000 and

ixge224000:

3. On the switch, set VLAN tagging and set VLAN ports to coincide with the VLANs

you’ve set up on the server.

Using the examples in Step 2, you would set up VLAN ports 123 and 224 on the

switch.

Refer to the documentation that came with your switch for specific instructions for

setting VLAN tagging and ports.

# ifconfig ixge123000 plumb up

# ifconfig ixge4000 plumb up

# ifconfig -a

lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1

inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000

hme0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2

inet 129.144.131.91 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 129.144.131.255

ether 8:0:20:a4:4f:b8

ixge123000: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 3

inet 199.199.123.3 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 199.199.123.255

ether 8:0:20:a4:4f:b8

ixgee224000: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index

inet 199.199.224.3 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 199.199.224.225

ether 8:0:20:a4:4f:b8