[Server-devel] How to configure XS with only one Ethernet port

Tom Parker tom at carrott.org
Wed Oct 27 01:57:48 EDT 2010


On Wed, 2010-10-27 at 16:26 +1100, David Leeming wrote:
> Would that leave the machine with all the normal services running on
> that single Ethernet port, and otherwise function exactly as the eth1
> network on a machine with two NICs? I guess I'll find out soon
> enough...

Yes, it does.

> My second question, is if there are any instructions on setting up a
> second interface using a USB Ethernet adapter.

I don't see any instructions, but I believe it "just works" if the USB
device is supported by the kernel. It certainly wasn't that hard to get
going last time I needed it, but I don't remember the details.



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