Re: [TCLUG:5081] adding a second NIC

["John J. Trammell" <trammell@nitz.hep.umn.edu>]

Hello Chuck Hanson <chanson@walkermeth.org>:

> ... I'd like to add a second NIC without a reinstall, etc.  Can I use
>
>   "ether=irq,base_addr,param1,param2,name"
>
> to add the 2nd card at startup?  And secondly, would I need to use the
> same cards (manufacturer/model?)
>
> Appreciate any help... and/or links to docs, etc.
>

If I may quote from the Ethernet HOWTO (section 3.2, "Using More than
one Ethernet Card per Machine"):

||
|| Say if you want the card at 0x300 to be eth0 and the card at 0x280
|| to be eth1 then you could use 
||
||   LILO: linux ether=5,0x300,eth0 ether=15,0x280,eth1 
||

The Ethernet HOWTO is available lots of places, for instance at:

  http://linux-rep.fnal.gov/howtos/Ethernet-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.2

Regards,
John