Topic: Change network setup

[astroboi]

Hi,

We have a SME 6 server with two onboard 3com nics, both using the 3c59x driver. One of them (assigned eth0) has been failing occasionally, so we put in a new intel pci nic, using the e1000 driver. The server is set up in server and gateway mode.

Now, I'd like to use the intel nic as the internal interface, and the working 3com nic as the external interface. Once I set up the drivers through the server console and reboot, eth0 attaches to the intel nic, but eth1 is the faulty 3com nic. I assume that the two onboard nics are being probed in a particular order (in lspci output they come up as 02:08.0 and 02:09.0), and eth1 is attached to the first one.

So, I'd like to know how to get eth1 to attach to the second 3com card rather than the first. Is there an option I can add to /etc/modules.conf ?

Alternatively, can I have eth0, eth1 and eth2 all set up, and then use eth2 as the internal interface?

thanks,
- steve

[raem]

astroboi

Remove the faulty NIC !

You will need to run the Configure this server option, log in as admin first, and you may need to swap the NICs using the sme Configuration screens to get them in the required ethx position.

[astroboi]

Hi Ray,

Unfortunately I can't remove the nic as it's built into the motherboard. The bios only has the option of enabling or disabling both onboard nics, and I need the other one.

I've gone into the configuration and tried all different configurations, but the faulty 3com nic always gets used as either eth0 or eth1.

thanks,
- steve

[raem]

astroboi

> ...it's built into the motherboard.
> The bios only has the option of enabling or
> disabling both onboard nics.....

>> two onboard 3com nics

Sorry I missed seeing that.

NICs are fairly cheap, the easy approach may be to simply disable both onboard NICs and add another seperate NIC.

[astroboi]

NICs are fairly cheap, the easy approach may be to simply disable both onboard NICs and add another seperate NIC.

Yeah, I guess that's what we'll have to go with if we can't get it set up another way.