Hi,
I'm trying to use an old Toshiba Satellite laptop as a gateway. To do
this I use two ethernet pcmcia cards (both 3c589), one connected to the
cable modem (external interface), one connected to a switch (internal
interface).
What I want is (1) to have both cards permanently plugged in ("cold
plugged") and (2) to have both interfaces configured during boot-up.
I worded out how to configure the file /etc/network/interfaces to allow
for the two cards to be hotplugged, so I can FIRST boot up, THEN insert
both cards into the slots, and they get automatically configured. I also
worked out how to configure the same file to allow for the external
interface card to be plugged in before boot-up, and to be configured
during boot-up, but this only works if the second card is not yet
plugged in! As soon as both cards are plugged in at boot up, the
external interface card doesn't get configured properly, resulting in no
connectivity.
Can somebody please tell me which files need to be configured and how?
The ethernet howto has a section discussing the configuration of two
ethernet interfaces, but I remember having read somewhere that this only
applies to PCI cards, not PCMCIA cards.
Specifications: Debian Sarge, kernel 2.4.27-2-386, on a Toshiba
Satellite Pro 430CDS. The ethernet cards are both 3c589.
Thanks, Udo K.
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
