[2980] in linux-net channel archive
Re: 2 NICs!?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (NetAdmin .port-aransas.k12.tx.us)
Thu May 23 21:25:05 1996
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 13:07:07 -0500 (CDT)
From: "NetAdmin .port-aransas.k12.tx.us" <zap@kraken.port-aransas.k12.tx.us>
To: Jonathan Claxton <jzc@primenet.com>
cc: Jon Freivald <jaf@jaflrn.liii.com>, linux-config@vger.rutgers.edu,
linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSD.3.91.960521141848.13196B-100000@usr07.primenet.com>
Jonathan,
I think that some of the responses to your post have missed the point. I
have a machine up and running as a network router (among other things)
with two NICs on it; the REAL trick to the hardware setup was to get the
second card configured in a meaningful way (i.e., not on the same IRQ/IO
space as the first card). I used a second PC; booted DOS on it and ran
all my configuration & diags against the card; then I reinstalled the
no. 2 NIC and added the following to my /etc/lilo.conf:
append "ether=0,0,eth1"
What this did was force the system to probe for the second card, and it
-will- be found (provided there is no conflict with other devices in the
system).
I Hope this works for Ya!
-James
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On Tue, 21 May 1996, Jonathan Claxton wrote:
> On Wed, 8 May 1996, Jon Freivald wrote:
>
> > I need some help!
> >
> > I've got a machine that I need to run with 2 network cards in it.
> > I've installed an NE2000 clone, which works fine (i/o 240, irq 11),
> > and a 3Com 3c509 Combo that the system doesn't see at all... What
> > kind of "magic" do I have to use to get the system to see the 2nd
> > card?
>
> If the 3COM card has Plug-and-Play support, turn it off using the
> configuration program that come with the net card.
>
> >
> > Please reply directly, as I don't read these lists at this account,
> > and am so far behind with list mail that it will take weeks for me to
> > see it! (If there's interest, I'll be happy to post a summary.)
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jon
>
> Welcome.
>
> jzc
>
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