[SunHELP] How to Install 2nd NIC and assign IP to it

[Les]

I'm pretty sure (we are doing it on newer boxen) that the
hostname.hme1 can just contain the IP address. No name
would be required and you don't have to alter the host table.
Just depends on what you want to use the interface for.

Les
----- Original Message -----
From: "Warren Brennan" <WBrennan at clearnet.com>
To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 12:04 AM
Subject: RE: [SunHELP] How to Install 2nd NIC and assign IP to it


>
> The installation and configuration of the second NIC is actually quite
> simple. You simply put the NIC into the system, boot up and do the
> following:
>
> 1) create a /etc/hostname.hme1 (assuming this is hme, and not qfe (quad
fast
> ethernet) and insert a hostname
> 2) modify the /etc/hosts file and insert the hostname used above and the
IP
> address
> 3) modify /etc/netmasks to insert the new netmask
>
> You can only assign one default gateway (/etc/defaultrouter) to the
system.
> If you need another gateway, you would need to insert a line into the
> inetsvc RC script to run the route command.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Warren
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim Wu VBISD [SMTP:tim at vbisd.org]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 11:33 AM
> > To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> > Subject: [SunHELP] How to Install 2nd NIC and assign IP to it
> >
> > Hi,
> >        I want to try ipfilter on the box.  So I need to add 2nd card to
> > my box and assign a 10.X.X.X ip on it. Can anyone tell me how to install
> > 2nd network card and which file should I modify to assign ip, mask,
> > gateway... to the interface.
> > Thanks
> > Tim
> >
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