is DHCP required when using two NIC's?

follow up to microsoft.public.win2000.networking, please


I'm looking at "DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Basics,"
in relation to a k7som+ mother board, a NIC, and an a 802.11g wi-fi
network adapter.

Because there are now two ethernet jacks for this computer, which I've
named Arrakis, is DHCP required to configure the wireless network
adapter?

the asus utility isn't even recognizing when the wireless network
adapter, a wl-330g, is plugged into the mother board's ethernet NIC.
the utility is recognizing when the wl-330g is plugged into the new,
secondary, NIC but IE isn't able to access the internet.

I know that the wl-330g works because I'm using it right now, on a diff
computer
the computer in question was working fine *before* installing the new
NIC.


links:
<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;169289>
<http://www.ecsusa.com/downloads/manual_k7s.html>
<http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=WL-330g&langs=09>
<http://www.dlink.ca/product.php?PID=124>


thanks,

Thufir

ps:

as usual, when I submitted this as a technical inquiry on asus I
received window with the following error message:

[JavaScript Application]
Server Connection Failure!
Please try again later.


I took the wl-330g back to where I purchased this, apparently this has
now been going on for about a week, it's not just on my end.