Multiple Network Cards

[Steve Holmes]

Yes, I would think things would be quite a bit easier if the cards are the
same brand and model so the same driver module could be used for both of
them.  I intend to do just that.  I was more concerned about the boards
conflicting with each other and stuff like that.  I noticed your's are
plug and play so they probably compensated for themselves.  I wonder if I
have to pull the other card out of my machine while configuring each one's
I/O address and IRQ number or if the DOS configuration program can probe
for each device all at the same time.

On Fri, 11 May 2001, Stephen Dawes wrote:

> I am doing just what you are talking about using 2 isapnp Ethernet cards.
> 
> It is not 2 difficult to do.
> 
> If you like, I can try to send you the modules.conf and isapnp.conf files
> from my machine to see what they look like.
> 
> By the way, both niches use the same NE module.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Stephen Dawes B.A. B.Sc.
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> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca
> > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Steve Holmes
> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 11:14 AM
> > To: speakup e-mail list
> > Subject: Multiple Network Cards
> >
> >
> > I know, this is more generic than speakup, but I'm wanting to hook up two
> > network cards to one of my linux boxes.  Using one to connect to a
> > broadband modem and the other for my inside local area network.
> >
> > I don't invision real problems configuring the two separate interfaces
> > (eth0 and eth1) but do wonder about putting two similar network cards on
> > the same bus.  I'm thinking about IRQ conflicts, I/O base addresses and
> > all that good stuff.  This is not a plug and pray setup, but the cards are
> > "jumperless" where I would configure them from a provided DOS utility.
> >
> > Have any of you brains out there done this? how did it go for you?  Will
> > there really be any problems configuring separate cards in the same
> > machine like this?  I would think this would be a trivial matter for any
> > machine that works as a gateway or router.
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
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