That really depends on the brand/model of the laptop and docking station. As Phishfry mentioned, some docking stations provide more or less a 'pass-through' interface while others provide a genuine second network adapter. Typically the older models provide a second adapter and more modern docking stations provide a 'pass-through'.I've just picked up a docking station from a local car boot sale and it has a NIC. Can FreeBSD access this NIC along with the laptop's built in NIC?
It's the same thing. NIC is Network Interface Card.It seems that I confused NIC with LAN port