Can someone vet ChatGPT directions? reddit / freebsd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Business-Worldly · 2022-12-16 06:50 Writing documentation sucks can ChatGPT write directions? To set up a VLAN on a FreeBSD computer, you will need to perform the following steps: 1. Install the necessary VLAN support: * Ensure that the VLAN support is included in the kernel by adding the following line to the device.hints file: hint.vlan.0.disabled="0" . * Load the VLAN module by adding the following line to the /boot/loader.conf file: vlan\_load="YES" . * Reboot the computer to load the VLAN module. 1. Create the VLAN interface: * Open the /etc/rc.conf file and add a new VLAN interface by adding a line like the following: ifconfig\_vlan0="inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 vlan 1 vlandev em0" . * Replace vlan0 with the name of the VLAN interface you want to create and em0 with the name of the physical interface you want to use as the parent interface for the VLAN. * Replace 192.168.1.1 with the IP address and 255.255.255.0 with the subnet mask for the VLAN. 1. Start the VLAN interface: * Add the VLAN interface to the ifconfig\_\* line in the /etc/rc.conf file to start it automatically at boot. * Alternatively, you can start the VLAN interface manually by running the following command: ifconfig vlan0 up . 1. Configure the VLAN: * Set the VLAN ID for the interface by running the following command: ifconfig vlan0 vlan 1 . Replace vlan0 with the name of the VLAN interface and 1 with the desired VLAN ID. * Set the IP address for the VLAN interface by running the following command: ifconfig vlan0 inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 . Replace 192.168.1.1 with the desired IP address and 255.255.255.0 with the subnet mask. Once you have completed these steps, the VLAN should be set up and functional on your FreeBSD computer. You can verify that the VLAN is working by pinging a device on the same VLAN or by connecting to the VLAN from another device. To set up a bridge on a FreeBSD computer, you will need to perform the following steps: 1. Install the necessary bridge support: * Ensure that the bridge support is included in the kernel by adding the following line to the device.hints file: hint.bridge.0.disabled="0" . * Load the bridge module by adding the following line to the /boot/loader.conf file: bridge\_load="YES" . * Reboot the computer to load the bridge module. 1. Create the bridge interface: * Open the /etc/rc.conf file and add a new bridge interface by adding a line like the following: ifconfig\_bridge0="addm em0 addm em1 up" . * Replace bridge0 with the name of the bridge interface you want to create and em0 and em1 with the names of the physical interfaces you want to include in the bridge. 1. Start the bridge interface: * Add the bridge interface to the ifconfig\_\* line in the /etc/rc.conf file to start it automatically at boot. * Alternatively, you can start the bridge interface manually by running the following command: ifconfig bridge0 up . 1. Configure the bridge: * Set the IP address for the bridge interface by running the following command: ifconfig bridge0 inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 . Replace 192.168.1.1 with the desired IP address and 255.255.255.0 with the subnet mask. Once you have completed these steps, the bridge should be set up and functional on your FreeBSD computer. You can verify that the bridge is working by pinging a device on the same network or by connecting to the bridge from another device. It's important to note that when you create a bridge on a FreeBSD computer, the physical interfaces that are included in the bridge will no longer have their own IP addresses. All traffic will be forwarded through the bridge interface, which will act as the default gateway for devices on the network. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rykolepl · 2022-12-16 08:52 > It's important to note that when you create a bridge on a FreeBSD computer, the physical interfaces that are included in the bridge will no longer have their own IP addresses This makes sense since if you add em0 to bridge, you probably want to move em0 IP from em0 to bridge interface > All traffic will be forwarded through the bridge interface, which will act as the default gateway for devices on the network. Uuuuh, bridging happens at layer 2, while gateway is layer 3 concept, so I'd say it's just incorrect > * Ensure that the VLAN support is included in the kernel by adding the following line to the device.hints > file: hint.vlan.0.disabled="0" > . > * Load the VLAN module by adding the following line to the /boot/loader.conf > file: vlan\_load="YES" I don't think this is ever necessary, but I guess you can do that. Also, where do you think AI took this from? Someone had to already document this, AI just reprocessed that documentation. It didn't create documentation from source code, did it? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- HexDumped · 2022-12-16 11:15 AI confidently says misinformation. It's so easy for such errors to slip through that it wouldn't be worth it. Good documentation isn't just a list of steps. It needs to give proper context and anticipate common questions and sources of confusion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grahamperrin · 2022-12-16 19:32 For people who never heard of ChatGPT: * [ChatGPT - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT). /u/Business-Worldly