Topic: 2 ISA NE2000 NICs - SO CLOSE

[miked]

Hello again,

I am so close to getting the 2 ISA NICS working but I need a little help.

I have two ISA NE2000 NICs. 1. io=0x300 irq=10, 2. io=0x280 irq=5

I was told to edit the /etc/modules.conf add:
alias eth0 ne
options ne io=0x300 irq=10
alias eth1 ne
options ne io=0x28= irq=5

Edit /home/e-smith/configuration
EthernetDriver1=ne
EthernetDriver2=ne

My Problem is if I do this only one NIC works. The last entry (0x280) I tried changing the alias and EthernetDriver to ne0 and ne1 but that does not work with anything. When I installed e-smith I selected the same driver for both nics. I have also tried re-running the Configure server and gateway and changed the second NIC driver then created a new alais with no luck. When I do change the alias from ne to anything else the other nic works 0x300. So they both do work??? Just not together

I ran ifconfig and only see one nic eth0 and loopback 127.0.0.1

I am extremely green when it comes to Linux so I maybe way off track but I feel I am so close.

Can you help?

TIA miked

[Ritchie Logan]

I have a little trick for getting 2x3com 3c509b's up and running (which are both ISA) ..... it *might* work for your NE2000.

Check out the following, and substitute "ne" everywhere you see "3c509"

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=1773.msg5886#msg5886

Cheers

Ritchie

[miked]

thanks,

I ended up installing a PCI nic, but will try you method as well.

thanks again

miked

[Hartmut Trepkau]

Hi mike

I think i made a mistake in my first post

the modifications in /etc/modules.conf should be:
alias eth0 ne
alias eth1 ne
options ne io=0x300,0x280 irq=10,5

regards
Hartmut

[miked]

thanks,

I ended up using one isa and a PCI but I will try this to see if it works

thanks,
miked