Thanks. Your solution would work, but that would only changes the hardware addresses.
I do not really like to change hardware addresses on machines unless I am testing stuff. A transparent bridge with ethernet cards that have modified hardware addresses could create more layers of complexity than most are willing to look at. I do not envy people that have to troubleshoot issues on a device with modified hardware addresses. Anyways, I found a 'work around' solution to the problem by pulling the troublesome network card and replacing it with a new NIC. Now, the cards come up in the logical order in which they are placed. :) Why one card would cause the devices to get shuffled still has me perplexed, but it works now. On 01/12/04 17:57 -0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Em Qua, 2004-12-01 ?s 13:10, Theodore Knab escreveu: > > I have a problem with BIOS messing up the order in which my three ethernet > > cards > > are coming up. > > > > More specifically, I want the this: > > > > eth0 = motherboard ethernet card (eepro100) > > 0000:00:0e.0, 00:D0:B7:89:AD:6D, I/O at 0x2040, IRQ 21. > > > > eth1 = second card: slot 2 pci (eepro100) > > 0000:02:04.0, 00:0E:0C:61:15:F1, I/O at 0x3000, IRQ 20. > > > > eth2 = third card: slot 4 pci (eepro100) > > 0000:00:0b.0, 00:0E:0C:61:15:F8, I/O at 0x2000, IRQ 18. > > > > Currently, they are coming up in this order: > > eth0: 0000:00:0b.0, 00:0E:0C:61:15:F8, I/O at 0x2000, IRQ 18. > > eth1: 0000:00:0e.0, 00:D0:B7:89:AD:6D, I/O at 0x2040, IRQ 21. > > eth2: 0000:02:04.0, 00:0E:0C:61:15:F1, I/O at 0x3000, IRQ 20. > > > > The order was right until I added the third card. Yes, they are all using > > the same driver. > > > > When I added the third network device, the devices all shuffle around. > > > > Anybody know how to fix this or what might have caused this ? > > > > I have been trying to use the following line in my lilo.conf, which works on > > one other system with three NICS (2 of which are the same): > > > > append="netdev=irq=21,io=0x2040,name=eth0 netdev=irq=20,io=0x3000,name=eth1 > > netdev=irq18,io=0x2000,name=eth2" > > > > On the one with problems, I have 3 similar chip sets and the netdev append > > line > > does not work. Anybody else seen this and is there a work around ? > > > > Kernel : Linux water 2.6.8 #3 SMP Tue Nov 30 > > Distro : hybrid Woody/Sarge > > Original install disk: Potato > > > > Devices: lspci -v > > > > 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440GX - 82443GX Host bridge > > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64 > > Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M] > > Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 1.0 > > > > 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440GX - 82443GX AGP bridge (prog-if 00 > > [Normal decode]) > > Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64 > > Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=02, sec-latency=64 > > I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff > > Memory behind bridge: f4300000-f44fffff > > > > 00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08) > > Subsystem: Intel Corp. EtherExpress PRO/100+ > > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 18 > > Memory at f4200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] > > I/O ports at 2000 [size=64] > > Memory at f4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M] > > Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=1M] > > Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 > > > > 00:0c.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec 7896 > > Subsystem: Adaptec: Unknown device 0053 > > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19 > > BIST result: 00 > > I/O ports at 2400 [disabled] [size=256] > > Memory at f4202000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] > > Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K] > > Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1 > > > > 00:0c.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec 7896 > > Subsystem: Adaptec: Unknown device 0053 > > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19 > > BIST result: 00 > > I/O ports at 2800 [disabled] [size=256] > > Memory at f4203000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] > > Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1 > > > > 00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08) > > Subsystem: Intel Corp. 82559 Fast Ethernet LAN on Motherboard > > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 21 > > Memory at f4201000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] > > I/O ports at 2040 [size=64] > > Memory at f4100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M] > > Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=1M] > > Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 > > > > 00:12.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02) > > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0 > > > > 00:12.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) (prog-if 80 > > [Master]) > > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64 > > I/O ports at 2080 [size=16] > > > > 00:12.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 01) (prog-if 00 > > [UHCI]) > > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 21 > > I/O ports at 20a0 [disabled] [size=32] > > > > 00:12.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02) > > Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 9 > > > > 00:14.0 VGA compatible controller: Cirrus Logic GD 5480 (rev 23) (prog-if > > 00 [VGA]) > > Subsystem: Cirrus Logic CL-GD5480 > > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64 > > Memory at f6000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M] > > Memory at f4204000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] > > Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=32K] > > > > 01:0f.0 PCI bridge: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21150 (rev 06) > > (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) > > Flags: bus master, fast Back2Back, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 240 > > Bus: primary=01, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=68 > > I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff > > Memory behind bridge: f4300000-f44fffff > > Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1 > > > > > > 02:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08) > > Subsystem: Intel Corp. EtherExpress PRO/100+ > > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 208, IRQ 20 > > Memory at f4400000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] > > I/O ports at 3000 [size=64] > > Memory at f4300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M] > > Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=1M] > > Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 > > > > > > Hi Ted > > > Try to use interfaces. See man page. Here an example: > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.0.1 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > network 192.168.0.0 > broadcast 192.168.0.255 > hwaddress ether 00:0e:a6:bc:ad:29 > > auto eth1 > iface eth1 inet static > address 200.207....... > netmask 255.255....... > network 200.207...... > broadcast 200.207....... > gateway 200.207........ > hwaddress ether 00:08:54:1a:7b:d6 > > auto eth2 > iface eth2 inet static > address 172.16.0.1 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > network 172.16.0.0 > broadcast 172.16.0.255 > hwaddress ether 00:08:54:1a:7b:94 > > > best regards > > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------ > > Ted Knab > > Chester, Maryland 21619 USA > > ------------------------------------------ > > The perception of knowledge is an egotistical farce in which > > humans extrapolate from random simplifications. > -- > Paulo Ricardo Bruck - consultor > Contato Global Solutions > tel 011 5031-4932 fone/fax 011 5034-1732 cel 011 9235-4327 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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