Ethernet Cards Configuration

This screen lists the Network Interface Cards (NIC) currently configured on your machine. It will enable you to select a particular card and reconfigure it, or add another card.


 IP Address Subnet Mask On Boot
Eth0 192.168.1.160 255.255.255.0 yes boot admin suppress
Eth1 10.0.0.1 255.0.0.0 no boot admin suppress

Each line corresponds to a physical NIC in your computer.


Administration Interface Eth0

Indicates the interface through which administration connections are allowed. This signifies that your firewall will have to be administered from a computer connected to the sub-network which is associated to the aforementioned card.


: Clicking on that icon will launch a NIC auto-detection process. Use it if you previously installed a new NIC on your computer. Note: after your click, it may take some time for the next screen to appear as the computer is detecting new cards.


Should the previous action fail, you can manually configure your card by clicking on that icon.