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Re: [PLUG] New to the Linux world.
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Mike Bellerue said:
> Hey peoples. As the title says I'm new to the Linux world and I'm
> looking for a little help. I'm trying to make this 200mhz putt putt
> computer into a firewall/router.
I do that with my P100, 40M RAM, 2 NICs. I use LEAF (see my .sig).
> So here's what I have. I've downloaded
> a Debian ISO and burned it to CD. I have a 200mhz 'pooter with 2 NICs.
> Here's where I run into trouble. The first NIC I put in works just fine.
> It was all set up for me and everything. I put the 2nd NIC in and eth0
> switched over to using that NIC.
Some PCs assign eth0/eth1 based on IRQ used, or by the higher MAC address
of the NIC (I'm told). Actually, tho, as long as you know which card is
which, and label them accordingly, it doesn't really matter, right? The
firewall rules will say things like "forward from eth1 to eth0" (presuming
eth1 is LAN, and eth0 is WAN). As long as the right cable is in the right
NIC, that's all you want. And you can test which is which by PINGing a LAN
address with cable in one NIC. If you get a response, that's the internal
NIC. If not, it's the WAN NIC. :-)
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