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Note: Interface enumeration, Tip: Specifying multiple IP addresses on an interface
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3.4.2. Ethernet Interfaces Chapter 3. Fundamentals Ethernet Interface Parameters The following are the various parameters that can be set for an Ethernet interface: • Interface Name The names of the Ethernet interfaces are predefined by the system, and are mapped to the names of the physical interfaces. The names of the Ethernet interfaces can be changed to better reflect their usage. For example, if an interface named dmz is connected to a wireless LAN, it might be convenient to change the interface name to radio. For maintenance and troubleshooting, it is recommended to tag the corresponding physical interface with the new name. Note: Interface enumeration The startup process will enumerate all available Ethernet interfaces. Each interface will be given a name of the form lanN, wanN and dmz, where N represents the number of the interface if the NetDefend Firewall has more than one of these interfaces. In most of the examples in this guide lan is used for LAN traffic and wan is used for WAN traffic. If the NetDefend Firewall does not have these interface names, please substitute the references with the actual names of the interfaces. • IP Address Each Ethernet interface is required to have an Interface IP Address, which can be either a static address or an address provided by DHCP. The interface IP address is used as the primary address for communicating with the system through the specific Ethernet interface. NetDefendOS IP4 Address objects are usually used to define the IPv4 addresses of Ethernet interfaces. Those objects are normally auto-generated by the system. For more information, please see Section 3.1.5, "Auto-Generated Address Objects". Tip: Specifying multiple IP addresses on an interface Multiple IP addresses can be specified for an Ethernet interface by using the ARP Publish feature. (For more information, see Section 3.5, "ARP"). • Network In addition to the interface IP address, a Network address is also specified for an Ethernet interface. The Network address provides information to NetDefendOS about what IP addresses are directly reachable through the interface. In other words, those residing on the same LAN segment as the interface itself. In the routing table associated with the interface, NetDefendOS will automatically create a direct route to the specified network over the actual interface. • Default Gateway A Default Gateway address can optionally be specified for an Ethernet interface. This is a normally the address of a router and very often the router which acts as the gateway to the Internet. Normally, only one default all-nets route to the default gateway needs to exist in the routing table. 109