On 03/03/2001 10:37:17 PM jurie wrote: >> Two ethernet cards should work just fine with the initial install, provided that >> they are both PCI, or one PCI, one ISA. I have never had any trouble with this >> kind of configuration. When you are loading the modules, you are prompted for >> additional parameters. If the system has trouble locating them both, you can >> usually specify IRQs, base addresses, etc. depending on the module. >> >> I see no reason not to have both cards in the macine during the install. >> >> If you were dealing with two ISA NICs, it would be a whole different ballgame.
Two ISA's aren't exactly the end of the world either. All you have to do: 1) Boot without either card in the machine. 2) more /proc/ioports and more /proc/interrupts searching for available spots. 3) Configure the cards appropriately to use those spaces / interrupts and plug them in. 4) Add a line like the one below to /etc/modules either manually or using modconf. $ grep ne /etc/modules ne io=0x300,0x320 irq=10,12 $
