Thanks Jayson. JBanks --- Jayson Garrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 13:35, Joshua Banks wrote: > > Reposting in the hopes that I get a bite. I've researched this but > > don't seem to find anything significant that helps answer my 2 > > questions. > > > > JBanks > > > > --- Joshua Banks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I've just added another nic card and statically assigned the > address > > > and used "rc-update add net.eth1 default" and added the eth1 > > > interface/address info in /etc/conf.d/net. This works fine right > now > > > with a static address. > > > > > > 2 questions: > > > > > > 1) Eth1 will be connected to a cable modem and will need to be > using > > > dhcp to get its interface/gateway info. So do I just simply edit > the > > > /etc/conf.d/net settings when the time comes to change from > static to > > > dhcp and the eth1 interface will automatically revert to using > dhcp > > > settings or do I need to do something otherwise? > > > > > Just change it in /etc/conf.d/net like you mentioned. That is all > that > is needed. > > > > 2) Having added eth1 to the "default run-level" via "rc-update", > will > > > switching the interface to dhcp (versus it being statically > addressed > > > now) have an effect or not? If so, what (if simple) do I need to > do? > > > > > Correct. If you make the change in /etc/conf.d/net it will work as > you > expect. The file /etc/conf.d/net is nothing more then a place holder > for > numeric ip values. Adding it via 'rc-update add net.eth1 default' > only > told gentoo to start that device at boot time, the config is where > the > acual values come from. > > All in all you were on the right path to begin with. > > Jayson Garrell > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >
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