Shot in the Dark:
Try the NIC in a different PCI slot. Alternatively, go into the BIOS and
change to PCI IRQ assignment to get a different IRQ for the NIC.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Bown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 8:35 AM
Subject: [expert] NIC interrupts
>
> Hi All,
> I've persuaded a friend after a lot of nagging to move over to linux, so
> he's bought the boxed MDK 9.1.
>
> The onboard network card was found but the interface eth0 would'nt come
> up as it complained the device was busy.
>
> So onboard NIC disabled in the bios and a card fitted , realtek 8139
> clone.
> Eth0 comes up OK and data goes out , but not seeing anything incoming.
> The card is OK , checked on another machine.
> However the interrupt its using is INT 6, which if I remember correct is
> the interrupt reserved for the floppy drive.
> This makes me a little suspicious !,
> Is there away of forcing the interrupt for the NIC to use,its plug and
> pray .
>
> Thanks
> Richard
> --
> Richard Bown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
>
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