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Re: How to setup NE-2000 PCI Ethernet Card



On Tue, 8 Sep 1998 john@paradise-it.com.au wrote:

> 
> >From a dmesg on our firewall:
> 
> ne2k-pci.c:v0.99L 2/7/98 D. Becker/P. Gortmaker http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/ne2k-pci.html
> ne2k-pci.c: PCI NE2000 clone 'RealTek RTL-8029' at I/O 0x6800, IRQ 10.
> eth0: PCI NE2000 found at 0x6800, IRQ 10, 00:00:E8:4F:14:B7.
> ne2k-pci.c: PCI NE2000 clone 'RealTek RTL-8029' at I/O 0x6c00, IRQ 12.
> eth1: PCI NE2000 found at 0x6c00, IRQ 12, 00:00:E8:4F:0D:1F.
> 
> I repeat, this is with no parameters whatsoever. 
> 
> John Foster
> 

But do you have a PNP-aware BIOS?  I do, and my card is also recognized.
With an older BIOS, it is still necessary to specify parameters.

Bob

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