-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 13 Dec 2005 at 20:08, Jeffrey Ross wrote: Date sent: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:08:42 -0500 From: Jeffrey Ross <jeff@xxxxxxxxxx> To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: second ethernet Send reply to: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe> <mailto:fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe> > I'm looking to add a second Ethernet interface to my FC3 system. The > interface is going to be used strictly as a capture interface for > ethereal and as such has no need for an IP address.. > > The questions are: > > 1) How do I force the existing Ethernet interface (built onto the > motherboard), which shows up as a via-rhine to remain as eth0 and the > new interface which will be an Intel card as eth1 > 2) enable the card without any addressing (IP or otherwise) so the card > remains silent? > 3) will this process work for adding multiple additional interfaces, and > is there a limit to network interfaces besides physical space for cards? There have already been messages for the first 2, but as far as the 3rd one goes, I can say that I have a machine that as 9 ethernet ports on it. One 3Com card, and then two 4-port adadptec cards. > > TIA > Jeff > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > +----------------------------------------------------------+ Michael D. Setzer II - Computer Science Instructor Guam Community College Computer Center mailto:mikes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:msetzerii@xxxxxxxxx http://www.guam.net/home/mikes Guam - Where America's Day Begins +----------------------------------------------------------+ http://setiathome.berkeley.edu Number of Seti Units Returned: 18,823 Processing time: 32 years, 168 days, 23 hours, 32 minutes (Total Hours: 284,376) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.8 -- QDPGP 2.61c Comment: http://community.wow.net/grt/qdpgp.html iQA/AwUBQ58AeCzGQcr/2AKZEQKCxACg4Sd/CUdObYOFiT3syJzqrCfBJVYAoPSq scR04B+4MBIOtozZfPDmktYr =J+ML -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
