[NTLUG:Discuss] almost solved Was: delaying eth1 initializatio [was: which one is eth0...

[Michael H. Collins]

	Plug it in and if it doesn't see whatever network, it is in the wrong
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m m wrote:
> 
> Again, Thanks to Mark and all:
> 
> > > in the /dev/conf.modules
> > > alias eth0 3c509
> > > alias eth1 3c509
> > > options eth0 -o 3c509-0 io=0x300 irq=10
> > > options eth1 -o 3c509-1 io=0x340 irq=7 (or 15, have tried both)
> 
> Mark's 4 suggestion below is very helpful. and I applied them to solved the
> problem. I took out io=0x300 and i0=0x340 and assign different irq.
> the problem was they use same irq.
> 
> Now, both NIC are assigned IP number, eth0 = 192.168.0.100 and eth1 =
> 123.100.2.2 (just example, but has real public IP assigned) both of them
> have gateway assigned, too. because both NIC are identical (3com 3c509), I
> am going to hook up to the internet and private network, which card is eth0?
> (don't tell me that eth0 is the one has io=0x280, irq=5, and the other has
> io=0x380, irq=10, I know it.)
> the problem is which NIC is eth0? i need know it plug the right cable in.
> Mark has discuss all the logic concept, but he did not point out this
> problem.
> am I right?
> 
> >Have you tried:
> >(a) loading modules manually from command line using both insmod and
> >modprobe?
> >(b) commenting out options lines for eth0 and eth1, which lets modprobe
> >autodetect?
> >(c) booting w/ /etc/conf.modules configured w/ only eth0 and only w/ eth1?
> >(d) verified settings and functionality of 3c509 NICs w/ 3com's DOS utility
> >     3c5x9cfg.exe ?
> >
> >Mark.Bickel at ericsson.com
> >
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