[NTLUG:Discuss] IRQ conflict ?

[Chris Cox]

Tom Hayden wrote:
> I have been trying to get my Debian (woody) system to use my 
> U.S.Robotics modem. In the process I have determined that both the Modem 
> and my IEEE 1394 host controller are using/assigned IRQ 21. Currently 
> nothing is connected to the IEEE 1394 bus. Is this a conflict and could 
> it cause problems trying to access the modem? (If this is the case it 
> might also explain some problems I am having on the windows side.)

Sharing IRQ's is fine.  In 90% of all cases, not a problem at all.
Now... if this is 1984... what I said is probably not true.