On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Pete Boyd <petes-li...@thegoldenear.org>wrote:
> > I had that issue with a Dell Optiplex GX110 (Pentium II & III) and > > 3C905B-TX > > and 3C905C-TX doesn't work together, only 2 3C905C-TX NICs(one integrated > > and one PCI, or two PCI) will work fine in Pfsense 1.x.x > > > > Right now I'm using one Intel 10/100, one Intel gigabit and one > > 3C905C-TX(integrated) on that Dell Optiplex. > > Many thanks for that Victor, I've now tried it with 2 3C905C and it works > fine so I'll stick with the combinations you've described. > > > -- > Pete Boyd > > Open Plan IT - http://openplanit.co.uk > The Golden Ear - http://thegoldenear.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com > For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com > > Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org > > The reason why they don't work together as I read more than a year ago(FreeBSD forums) is that FreeBSD assigns the same IRQ to both NICS limiting to act if it was only one, and it could be the 3C905B or the 3C905C depending which came online on the first place, within the boot process, it was odd and I couldn't belive it, but it was so true. Back then I had 5 NICs(3 3C905B-TX, 2 3C905C-TX) which only two(3C905C) could be seen on the assign screen. I tested them with a standalone FreeBSD 6.2 install obtaining the same result. -- "It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion." "Todo el desorden del mundo proviene de las profesiones mal o mediocremente servidas"
