Subject: Re: Multi-port NIC card help
From: Arthur Corliss (corliss@odinicfoundation.org)
Date: Fri Oct 19 2001 - 13:19:57 AKDT
On Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Scott Johnson wrote:
> If I use this in a Linux box, I'm going to get 4 different interfaces,
> right? For example, eth0, eth1, eth2, & eth3...???? If 4 different
> interfaces, I should be able to assign 4 different IP's? This
> would/should work for a nat/router/firewall device, correct?
Yep.
> Also, on a more general question for people having experience with
> multi-port NIC's, does the card have just one MAC address, or does each
> port have a seperate MAC address?
They'll definitely have separate MAC addresses. In some configurations, not
have them would cause all kinds of mischief.
--Arthur Corliss
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