After rebooting I examined the file /etc/network/interfaces, all it contained were two comment lines. I added the lines
auto eth1 iface eth1 inet dhcp and ran 'ifup eth1', that brought up the interface, negotiated a DHCP lease, etc. -- Philip Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

