On Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 04:37:03PM -0800, Raquel wrote: > On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 16:09:00 -0800 > Raquel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have 2 network cards in this machine. Currently only one of those > > cards is setup but now I have need to setup another. The > > current /etc/network/interfaces looks like: > > # The primary network interface > > allow-hotplug eth0 > > iface eth0 inet static > > address 99.999.999.137 > > netmask 255.255.255.248 > > network 99.999.999.136 > > broadcast 99.999.999.999 > > gateway 99.999.999.999 > > dns-nameservers 99.999.999.999 99.999.999.999 > > dns-search domain.com > > > > Let me make a few changes. In order to get eth1 to also work, can I > add to /etc/network/interfaces: > > # The secondary network interface > allow-hotplug eth1 > iface eth1 inet static > address 99.999.999.138 > netmask 255.255.255.248 > network 99.999.999.136 > broadcast 99.999.999.999 > gateway 99.999.999.999 > dns-nameservers 99.999.999.999 99.999.999.999 > dns-search domain.com > > Is there anything else I need to watch out for? I know that the > firewall needs to be changed. >
Looks fine to me, as long as all the "9"s are place-holders for real numbers. It doesn't make sense to have two NICs in one box on the same network. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]