RE: [Plug] dual ethernet hassles

["Ravenscroft, Philip" <philip@phillynews.com>]

I added these lines to lilo.conf, which I assumed would be the equivalent of
typing the information at the LILO: prompt.

append "ether=10,0x300,eth0 ether=5,0x340,eth1"

Maybe I should try typing it in at the prompt.

hmmm...

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Kyle Burton [SMTP:mortis@voicenet.com]
> Sent:	Friday, September 17, 1999 10:40 AM
> To:	plug@lists.nothinbut.net
> Subject:	Re: [Plug] dual ethernet hassles
> 
> When I used more than 1 card under linux, I had to specify ethX=1,2,3
> as an append line in lilo.conf, I can't remember exactly what it was, but
> I'm ure it's in the Ethernet-HOWTO...
> 
> 
> er, this is from that HOWTO:
> 
>  LILO: linux ether=5,0x300,eth0 ether=15,0x280,eth1
> 
> 
> k
> 
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> On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Ravenscroft, Philip wrote:
> 
> > Hi.  I'm having a problem getting my rh5.2 system to recognize my second
> > ethernet card. I'm using a 486 with ISA slots (it will be a
> router/firewall
> > for my home lan).
> > 
> >  It recognized my Intel NIC  when I installed it and the eexpress works
> just
> > fine with eth0.  It is at IO 0x300 and IRQ 10.  
> > 
> > I added a second NIC, a LinkSYS ne2000 clone and at boot, after eth0
> > initializes properly, all I get is "delaying eth1 initialization".  I
> have
> > the proper entries in /etc/conf.modules. There is no IRQ conflict; I
> > disabled PnP on the card and set fixed io of 0x340 and IRQ 5.
> > 
> > I know the card works because when i unplug the Intel card, it uses the
> > LinkSys card as eth0 with the ne2000 (ne) driver.  Any ideas?  I have
> looked
> > in a bunch of places and was hoping the collective wisdom of PLUG would
> do
> > the trick.
> > 
> > ______________________________________________
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> > Philip M. Ravenscroft  |  System Administrator
> > philly.com Community Publishing
> > philip@phillynews.com  |  215-854-4604
> > 
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