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Re: Multiple NE2000 card



Adding the line you suggested to /etc/modules worked - thank you very much
for your help.  Scott	

On Wed, 21 May 1997 ioannis@flinet.com wrote:

> On May 20, Scott wrote
> > I am having a hard time getting LINUX to recognize that I have two NIC's
> > in my computer.  I have two Novell NE2000 cards installed.  I have already
> > tried the 'append = "ether=0,0,eth1" ' without any luck.  On boot-up LINUX
> > probes and finds the first card - but not the second.  Thanks Scott.
> 
>  (A)
> 
>  If ne is already compiled in the kernel, the lilo append parameter should
>  look like this:
> 
>  append ="ether=12,0x280,eth0 ether=15,0x240,eth1"
> 
>  Of course, adjust for your values. The "0,0, eth1" lable assumes that the
>  card is detectable and more than likely, you need two of those. If you wish
>  to try your luck with autodetect, please verify the "0,0,eth1" syntax 
>  which is explained in /usr/doc/HOWTO/mini/Multiple-Ethernet.gz  ):
> 
> 
>  (B)
> 
>  If ne is loaded as module, then use this alias in /etc/modules :
>  ne io=0x240,0x280 irq=15,12
> 
> 
>  Please refrain using both methods at the same time. One method
>  precludes the other, there should be no need to pass both the append to lilo
>  and the alias in /etc/modules. I remember having problems detecting 
>  the second card when I tried to notify the kernel in more than one
>  way at once.
>  
> 
> 
> -- 
> Ioannis Tambouras 
> ioannis@flinet.com, West Palm Beach, Florida
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> 
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