[Solved] Two ethernet ports (dhcp and static)

For various reasons I connect to the internet as follows:
Computer --> eth0 --> Linksys Router --> Aztech Modem/Router --> Internet
From time to time I need to access the Aztech. Usually I change the eth0 cable connecting to the Linksys to the Aztech. And restart networking. Access the Aztech. Then change the cable from Aztech to Linksys. Restart network.                 
In Debian (to avoid this cable changing), what I did was to also have a cable as follows:
Computer --> eth1 --> Aztech Modem/Router
eth1 is a static configuration. The debian /etc/network/interfaces file looks like
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
address 10.0.0.3
netmask 255.255.255.0
So in Debian I plug a cable into eth1 (from the Aztech). I can then access the Aztech without it interfering with resolv.conf so I can still browse the internet via eth0.                                                     
I have tried the following in ArchLinux:
HOSTNAME="milomak-arch"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(eth0)
eth1="eth1 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0"
INTERFACES=(eth1)
gateway="default gw 192.168.1.1 10.0.02"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
However when I boot this is what I see
# ifconfig
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:8C:52:DC:5F
inet addr:10.0.0.1 Bcast:10.0.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::224:8cff:fe52:dc5f/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:468 (468.0 b)
Interrupt:17
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:1280 (1.2 Kb) TX bytes:1280 (1.2 Kb)
what am i missing?
Last edited by milomak (2009-11-21 10:35:16)

Put both interfaces in the INTERFACES= array.
/etc/rc.conf includes this detail, with a slightly different wording i.e.
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES

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