Multiple Network Cards in Debian

[Derek Chew En-Hock <sdchew@ieee.org>]

Hi Everyone,

I am trying to install Shorewall firewall on my debian machine
therefore I am installed 3 Intel 10/100 Ethernet Network cards on my
debian box and they seem to be detected properly on the machine
(ifconfig -a lists all the network cards)

my problem is how can I setup Debian to automatically initialize all
three network cards upon bootup? so far, after I boot, I can start the
other 2 network cards manually by issuing the commands 'ifconfig eth1
192.168.0.1' and 'ifconfig eth2 10.1.2.1' and pinging indicates the
cards are working well...

I tried to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file and added the other 2
network cards by following the format of the first one but the end
result is all 3 network cards refuse to start up when the machine is
rebooted...

I also did some digging on the newsgroups and found someone mentioning
something about /etc/init.d/network but that file doesn't exist for me

any hints or advise will be greatly appreciated!

- Going to 2 month old Debian Newbie!

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Best regards,
 Derek                          mailto:sdchew@ieee.org