Re: eth0 vs eth1 for a single-nic box on internal lan

["Jack Byers" <byersj hotmail com>]

thanks Mikkel, now I know it was a nutty idea.

Mikkel L. Ellertson responded
> You might have an interesting time configuring the single NIC as
> eth1.  The install program will make it eth0, so you will have to go in
> and edit things afterwords to make it eth1.  Besides, the configurations
> will not be the same on the computers on the inside LAN and the
> firewall.  The inside conputers will have to have the firewall as their
> gateway, but the firewall will have a different gateway.

I realized this, but just thot having the same name eth1 on both
sides for the internal network was something to strive for.

> Also, it you recompile the kernel with the driver for your NIC compiled
> in, it will be hard to make it eth1.  You will have to add paramerors when
> booting to tell the kernel that your card is eth1!  Interfaces are numbered
> with the first one being eth0, the second one eth1, and so on.  I think you
> can override this when using modules by aliasing eth1 to the module for 
> your
> NIC.  But you will run into the same problems when you upgrade your
> software, so it probably isn't worth the effort.
>
> Mikkel

I won't even try.

Jack
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