I have a SuSE 9.1 Pro system (kernel 2.6.5-7). I want to install a 2nd NIC, I have two networks in my office, MS Windows network where my Internet access is via Linksys router (192.168.x.x) and my 2nd is my work Novell-based network (10.0.x.x). First, how can I get both NICs to get IP addresses on their respective network, keep Internet access on the 192.168.x.x network. IN addition, I want certain apps to work on certain ethx devices i.e. telnet on eth1, mozilla on eth0 etc. None of this may even by possible, so forgive my n00b-ness, but can anyone chime in on this. Where do I start?

Thanks,
Bill

Arachnoman,
You should be able to just get the 2nd NIC up and give it an IP address and have it work. If both networks have DHCP servers and your distro has hotplug, you should only have to toss the other NIC into the box to make it work. For Internet access you want to make sure that your 192.168.x.x router out to The Internet is still configured as the default gw (netstat -r, and if needed, route add -net default gw 192.168.0.1) when it's done.

As far as apps go, they don't get to chose which network card they can use, AFAIK, but if you access an address on the 10.0.x.x network Linux should know to go to that network card and vice versa.

Ok, put the card in, SuSE found it and both NICs got their respective IP addy from the DHCP, however. All programs available on the 10.0.x.x are reachable but services and Internet on 192.168.x.x are not. When the new card was installed, the name of the system changed to "UNKNOWN_26". I'm still obviously having gateway issues. When I run a netstat -r, here is what I get:
UNKNOWN_26:/ # netstat -r
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1
10.0.3.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
link-local * 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
loopback * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
default 10.0.3.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
UNKNOWN_26:/ #

Ideas?

Bill