Identical network cards in ipcops

[Imran]

Hi,
Does anyone know how i can used two identical network cards in ipcops?

[falko]

I don't see any problem. IPCop should recognize the network cards, and then you can use them. :)

[Imran]

This is the first time I'm installing Ipcops and the documenattion says that the network cards must be different.

[falko]

Can you quote this from the IPCop documentation? I don't know of any such requirement.

[Imran]

Sure, got this out of the IPCop v1.4.0 Installation Manual:

1.2.1.5. Network Interfaces

Your firewall will need at least 1 Ethernet cable and network interface card (NIC). It may need up to 4 NICs, depending on the network configuration you choose and your connection to the Internet.

All NICs must be different physical cards (or their equivalent if you have multport cards).

[falko]

All NICs must be different physical cards (or their equivalent if you have multport cards).
You misunderstood this: you can have network cards of the same make and model; this quote says that you cannot use one card for more than one purpose. For example, if you have a green and an orange network, then you need one network card for the green network and one network card for the orange network; you cannot use one for both networks.

[Imran]

Thanks for clearing that up!

[kameelperdza]

My ipcop does not want to work with 2 identical nics, it says auto detect failed when trying to add it, and also module already loaded when trying to add it manually. I wanted to add a 3rd interface but it seems impossible