[NTLUG:Discuss] two same model nics...SUCCESS

[Richard Geoffrion]

Slackware 8.0 Kernel 2.4.5

I was able to get it working but I don't exactly understand HOW it worked.

I edited the /etc/modules.conf file and added the lines

alias eth0 eexpress
alias eth1 eexpress
options eth0 ee-0 io=0x300
options eth1 ee-1 io=0x310

I edited /etc/rc.d/rc.modules and added the following two lines

/sbin/modprobe eth0
/sbin/modprobe eth1

When I do an 'lsmod'  I see that an ee-0 and an ee-1 module loaded.

SooOOOooOOOoOOOo  why couldn't I have done a 'modprobe ee-0'?  I'm guessing
that I should have make the alias commands look something like....

alias ie16-0 eexpress
alias ie16-1 eexpress
options ie16-0 ee-0 io=0x300
options ie16-1 ee-1 io=0x310

...and the lines in my rc.modules look like...

/sbin/modprobe ie16-0
/sbin/modprobe ie16-1

...but I didn't want to fool with it anymore at that point.  I'm concerned
that having them named eth0 and eth1 will screw things up in the
future......but I'm also concerned that if I name the alias ie16-0 then that
is what will show up when an ifconfig is run.

At any rate....it got late...the client had to go home...I had to go
home....it was up and running in some semblance or fashion.

Thank you all for being so much help!  For this and the MKNOD command for
the /dev/hdd.  Next time, lightning fingers will have to slow down when he
goes deleteing things!

-Richard



From: "Mike Hart"

> I had two intel ether express cards in the same box
> using caldera openlinux 1.3 on a 2.0 kernal. Haven't
> tried it lately.
>
> what kernal v?  what distro?
>
>