This isn't really a Debian specific question.
I'm running Debian 2.0 on a machine with 1 10baseT network card. I use this as a Quake server on my LAN. I would like to add a 10/100baseT card to it so that there are 2 network cards. I would then like to be able to run one 100baseT hub and one 10baseT hub. I have read that Linux will only detect one card on bootup. Is this still true for kernel 2.0.34? Would this work? Set card A with an IP of 192.168.1.1 Set card B with an IP of 192.168.2.1 For all machines on 192.168.1.X, set the gateway to 192.168.1.1. For all machines on 192.168.2.X, set the gateway to 192.168.2.1. So, the Linux machine would function as a gateway and a Quake server simultaneously. Does anyone see any reason why this wouldn't work?
