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Re: [TCLUG:6439] SuSE 6.1 Multiple NICs



Have you tried upgrading your dhcp software?  If you are running newer
kernels some of that old dhcp code is quite broken you may wish to try
upgrading that and see if that helps get you back up.
Eric

On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Schlough, Mark (NM IT) wrote:

> 
> Hey Here goes...
> 
> I'm runnning DHCP and DSL
> 
> [eth0]
> Got two NICs, one PCI 3com 905b   
> this uses DHCP is retrieves an IP Address from my ISP
> 
> 
> [eth1]
> and one ISA Linksys Ethercard and uses a private IP address
> 
> 
> I can get DHCP to assign an IP address to the 3Com card, but the second NIC
> won't come up with the private IP address.
> 
> If I type in there:
> ifconfig eth1 192.168.10.1 
> then it comes up, and I'm able to use this box as a gateway to the internet
> for my other PCs
> 
> If I disable DHCP both cards come up.  I tried editing /etc/boot.local to
> define eth1 (as in the above command) but the !@#!@#! card still won't come
> up.
> 
> I formerly did this under RH5.1 and this worked slick using rc.local as the
> script that brought up the card and gave the firewall definitions.  Under
> SuSE I'm SOL :(
> 
> Help I've fallen and I can't get my gateway up !
> 
> If I'm missing a HOWTO tell me where it is before you tell me I'm dum.
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
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