2nd Network card install
 

Hi All,

I have only been using Linux for just under 1 week so please go easy on me.
I have installed Debian 3.1 on an old box we had lying around and i have an issue setting up the second network interface. During the install debian located both the onboard Intel 10/100 nic and the PCI Compaq 10/100 nic. After selecting the intel nic as the primary during configuration it has used the intel as requested and has not given me an interface for the Compac Nic...

Any ideas where i need to go from here ???

You state that Debian "located" both nics so i'm not sure what you mean by "has not given me an interface". If you see the card has been detected and you are simply trying to assign an IP etc. then try the following. This assumes that your Compaq card is eth1. If not adjust accordingly.

ifconfig eth1 inet <your ip goes here> netmask <your netmask goes here>

Also run ifconfig eth1
and make sure that somewhere in the information for this card it says the device is up. If it does not maybe all you need to do is run ifconfig eth1 up. The man page for ifconfig may be helpful. Hope this at least points you in the right direction.