> Or he could always give up his cable connection and
> go to a modem. Then there's no problem running a fixed
> IP on the one NIC.

...maybe when I retire to my munitions cabin in Montana.

ClownBurner: That would be exactly what I'd need, if I can't mix and match DHCP and fixed IPs on one adapter.

Loren: Maybe not ridiculous then, but dumb. I'll check my local parts bins for a cheapo PCI NIC. Damn tho, right when I thought I had economized on my IRQ assignments...