Connecting FreeNAS and Another Device Using Crossover Cable

[Fabio Rodrigues]

Hello,

I need to transfer some files from one server to FreeNAS and I would like to use a crossover cable so I won't impact network performance. My FreeNAS has 4 NICs, one is connected to the network and the others are not in use. The devices are connected already by cable, but if I check Network > Network Summary, the one that is connected with the crossover cable is like that:

nic2 0.0.0.0/8

What configuration do I need to do so they can communicate to each other? Is it something I can do in the UI or I will need to edit config files?

Thanks.

 

[depasseg]

You need to assign an IP address to both the FreeNAS and the other system that are in the same subnet, but not in the same network space as the rest of your network. I would use either the GUI or the CLI menu, but not any config files. And if you are looking for IP address ideas, I would guess that 10.100.99.5/24 and 10.100.99.6/24 should work.

 

[Ericloewe]

Also note that crossover cables are obsolete. All 1GBaseT hardware supports auto-crossover.

 

[melloa]

What configuration do I need to do so they can communicate to each other?

Basically, Fábio, you have to configure both NICs - FreeNAS 2nd NIC and the workstation you are copying files from - as @depasseg said above. The reason for your nic2 show no IPs is because it is configured for DHCP and can't find any.

 

[Fabio Rodrigues]

Basically, Fábio, you have to configure both NICs - FreeNAS 2nd NIC and the workstation you are copying files from - as @depasseg said above. The reason for your nic2 show no IPs is because it is configured for DHCP and can't find any.

Thanks melloa and depasseg,
How do I configure an IP Address for this nic2 0.0.0.0/8 in the GUI? Do I need to create an interface (Network > Interfaces > Add Interface)?

 

[melloa]

This might help you: https://doc.freenas.org/9.3/freenas_network.html

 

[Fabio Rodrigues]

This might help you: https://doc.FreeNAS.org/9.3/freenas_network.html

I'm still having problems to configure the static IP address in the second NIC. I tried to add a new Interface but then I lost all network connection and had to reboot the server, destroy the interface that I created and rejoin the domain. Any suggestions?

 

[melloa]

Sorry, never had to configure any interface from the GUI. When I had servers with more than one NIC and needed two networks, I've always set the IPs on my router and let FreeNAS get it from DHCP. If you have laying around a 2nd router (linksys, d-link, whatever) try to use it as your DHCP server with the 2nd FreeNAS NIC and the workstation connected to it. Make sure it is a different subnet (see @depasseg suggestions above).