Do you have the modules for both NICs compiled ? If so, you should home free, usually there's no need to specify IRQ's, ports and all that if the cards are different make and model.
I have a similar setup (I do masquerading not firewall though) and, when setting up Linux, I first load the external NIC through the install configuration tool. After making sure this works as eth0 I do a 'modprobe <internal_card_module>'. If no problems here, 'ifconfig <internal_card_address> up' should bring the card towards your internal LAN up. Do a 'ifconfig' and you should have both cards listed. If so, add the second nic ifconfig statement to /etc/rc.d/network, set up firewall, routing and all that. Patrick Kirk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > > I need to set up a proxy server/firewall for a permanent wireless interent > connection. Got all the bits and pieces. It'll be a P166MMX, 64 Mb RAM and > a 2Gig hdd with 2 PCI ehternet cards, one a RealTek 8029 and the other a > Dlink 528. I'll spend the evening putting it together and installing debian > tonight. > > This will be my second time installing Linux. How do you install 2 NICs? > Do I need to know irq, io stuff, etc? Are there any conflict type probelms > I need to know about? > > Advice appreciated! > > Thanks in advance > > Patrick > > Wise Chinese Proverb: "If tired of computer winning at chess, try it at > kick-boxing instead" > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- D.Damian
