On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 20:44:11 -0500 "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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. > Thanks, Doug. Yes. The "9"s are place-holders. I've not been using the second nic because it wasn't needed. However, now I want to host 2 different SSL hosts using named virtual hosts. So, I need a second IP and I'm dipping into my range of IP numbers. -- Raquel ============================================================ The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. --Martin Luther King, Jr. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
