Re: ISA Network Card

[Kenward Vaughan <kaynjay@igalaxy.net>]

On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 11:47:45AM -0300, James LeClair wrote:
> 
> In response to my difficulty installing the second of 2 isa dlink 220
> nics(i cant determine the io address of the 2nd card), mess-mate wrote:
> 
> > If they are isa then (informatical) you need 'isapnptools' and to do a isapnp dump.
> > Then a config of  /etc/isapnp.conf is needed. There you chose the irq and the io(s) 
> > of your cards. (uncomment these lines)
> > The isapnptools must be started at boot of course.
> > The rest is a config of your cards as eth0 and eth1.
> >    mess-mate             
> 
> 
> Could someone shed more light on this process. I vaguely remember doing it
> once, but assistance would be appreciated. 
> Thanks, James

The isapnptools package can probe ISA pnp hardware for you (assuming your
NIC's are pnp--I don't believe it works on non-pnp HW).  In that probe you
will get a file which gives all the possible ways the card can be
configured.  You edit it to choose which you want and have the package use
that file at bootime to initialize the card (or you can simply use the
default address in setting up the 2 cards).  The memory addresses certainly
need to be different for the cards....

Getting both cards to work is pretty easy.  IIRC there is a howto on your
system for it (ethernet howto).  I don't know about getting early
initialization working before the kernel probes for the cards.  That may
have to be put off 'til later.

Have you looked carefully at the cards to see whether either/both can be
jumpered to specific IRQ's/mem. addresses?  I have just picked up an old one
myself which must be pnp, but the board had jumpers allowing me to pick one
instead of the "software" choice.

You might check for another card if this option sounds good... I picked mine
up for $1 ata used computer/repair place.  (I'm about to contribute a SB16
card to him. :)

HTH,


Kenward
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