I have just done a similar thing on a server (one goes to the main network,
one to a backup machine).
Use "ifconfig" , "ifup" and "ifdown" to control the network cards. Most
distros also have graphical tools for controlling the network, some of which
are quite good.
Cheers,
Tim B.
On Wednesday 02 May 2007 15:41, Brian Chivers wrote:
> I've just installed Debian Etch on a Dell PowerEdge 1800 with dual
> netcards. During the install I only configured one of the cards eth0 but
> now I've realised I need both cards.
>
> I've done a cat /var/log/dmesg eth1 and it reports back
>
> e1000: eth1: e1000_probe: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection
>
> So I know that it's found it OK at boot so is it a simple matter of
> editting /etc/network/interfaces with the relevent info and then doing
>
> /etc/init.d/network restart
>
> To bring the card up or is there a better / proper way to do this ??
>
> Thanks
> Brian
>
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