[NTLUG:Discuss] can not bring up all eth* on boot time?

[m m]

I have 3 questions, please help.

1. my 3 NICa can not bring up at boot time, here is what I did:

I add
insmod ne
insmod 3c509
in the /etc/rc.d/init.d/network at very beginning of the file.

my /etc/conf.module file:

alias eth0 ne
options ne io=0x300
alias eth1 3c509
options eth1 -o 3c509-0 io=0x320 irq=5
alias eth2 3c509
options eth2 -o 3c509-1 io=0x340 irq=10

the 2 3com NIC has been set io=320,340 irq=5,10

on boot time only the eth0 bring up.
I have to run /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart to bring these 2 3com NICs.
my bos is compacq 486, run RH 6.2 All NICs are isa.


2. how do I know if the ip_fordward has been enabled?

there is a way to check something like ...

cat /proc/ksys... | grep ip_fordward

and should get response, if don't get any response, that means the 
ip_fordward do not enabled.
on RH 6.2 it says that you can enable ip_fordward by

echo "1" > ....

but this seems do not work to me.


3. There are 2 boxes. A 192.168.1.1, B 192.168.1.2, they are connected.
The problem I have is:
A can ping B ( no packet lose) but B almost can not ping A (96% packet lose)
any one has the idea?




any one have idea?
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