two ethernet cards in a linux box

[rodney at sabletech.com (Rodney Thayer)]

doesn't work with lilo.  Both of us found that.

At 03:01 PM 10/23/95 -0400, you wrote:
>   > I use TWO NE-2000 clone cards.  I configure the first at i/o 300 irq
5, and
>   > the second at i/o 340 irq 14.
>
>   Linux is currently designed to only check for one particular card.  If
>   you had two _different_ ethernet cards, Linux would find them via
>   autoprobe, without a problem.  E.g., if you had an NE2000 and a 3c509,
>   Linux would find both cards.
>
>   You needed to make modifications because you have two of the same
>   card, and the current ethernet drivers aren't made to probe for more
>   than one card.  This might be considered a bug, by some. ;)
>
>If you read the Ethernet HOWTO, I believe you will find that it is
>possible to configure ethernet devices w/ lilo.
>
>		Dan Demus
>		dan at paragon.com
>
>
>

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