LinuxQuestions.org - About 2nd NIC

Hi folks,

Host OS - Ubuntu 7.04 lamp server amd64
VMWare license.vs.1.0-00
Guest OS to be installed - OpenBSD, Slack

Ubuntu is now running on this server and undergoing fine-tuning

/etc/network/interfaces

Code:



# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system

# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).



# The loopback network interface

auto lo

iface lo inet loopback



# The primary network interface

auto eth0

iface eth0 inet static

        address 192.168.0.10

        netmask 255.255.255.0

        gateway 192.168.0.1

Do I need adding a 2nd NIC?

If YES what shall I add on;
/etc/network/interfaces

Code:

auto lo

iface lo inet loopback



# The management network interface

auto eth0

iface eth0 inet static

        address 192.168.0.10

        netmask 255.255.255.0

        gateway 192.168.0.1





# The VMs network interface

auto eth1

iface eth1 inet static

        address ???

        netmask 255.255.255.0

        gateway 192.168.0.1

If NO, can Guest OSs share the NIC/broadband with the Host OS? TIA

B.R.
satimis