Great ! With cat /proc/interrupts I could see that it was indeed an IRQ conflict : ISA NIC (eth2) and the PCI NIC (eth0) were using the SAME IRQ (10). So I ran the setup tool from 3COM, changed IRQ from 10 to 5 on the ISA card and it works like a charm !
Thank you really much !!! :) Le Mercredi 1 Juin 2005 23:33, vous avez �crit : > You can start here: > > http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/searchbyproduct.jsp?path=download&search >=3c509 > > > or you can use this Linux program (I never tested) > > http://www.scyld.com/3c5x9setup.html > > > The IRQ setting in /etc/modules probably works only if the real IRQ > setting is so. I do not think it can trigger the IRQ at run time. > > Let me know if it works. > > Good luck > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mystik_cool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "M Lu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 4:50 PM > Subject: Re: [leaf-user] 3c509 module overriding the 8390&ne2k-pci modules > > > Hi, > > Thanx for your quick answer. IRQ=5 isn't better. Could you point me to this > diagnostic package ? I think I'll be able to fix it with this tool, but I > don't have a lot of time to spend searching for it for the moment :-/ > > Thank you very much ! > > Le Mercredi 1 Juin 2005 22:26, M Lu a �crit : > > I suggest that you download the diagnostics package from 3COM and boot > > the machine in DOS mode and make sure that the cards are not conflicted. > > Based on the diagnostics, you can set the IRQ for the ISA so that the > > conflict goes away. > > > > In the past, I have used this for older Bering and not sure if it still > > works with newer Bering > > > > # ISA ethernet cards > > #3c509 - eth0 > > 3c509 irq=5 > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "mystik_cool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:22 PM > > Subject: [leaf-user] 3c509 module overriding the 8390&ne2k-pci modules > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I've a small problem here. Here's the story : > > > > > > I've 3 network cards in the box running Bering-uClib LEAF firewall > > > (last version). Two are PCI, one configured as eth0 and connected to my > > > modem (and > > > getting IP via DHCP), other one is eth1, has a static IP and is > > > connected > > > to > > > my local network, via a switch. Everything works fine since a long time > > > with > > > this configuration. > > > > > > Now I recently found an old ISA network card, which is the third one. I > > > added > > > the 3c509 module to my module's package to be able to use it, and > > > edited the /etc/modules, uncommenting the "#3c509" line. Now the ISA > > > card is detected fine, as eth2. But it seems that there is a conflict : > > > when I restart the system now, the PCI card eth0 seems to be "driven" > > > by this new module, and I've errors when it sends DHCP requests. > > > How can I say to my computer "use the 3c509 module only for the ISA > > > card" > > > ? :) > > > Maybe with an "irq=..." parameter ? > > > > > > Thank you very much in advance for any help > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. > > > Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! > > > Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own > > > Applications - visit > > > http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=offad-ysdn-ostg-q22005 > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >- leaf-user mailing list: [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > > > Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. > > Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! > > Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own > > Applications - visit > > http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=offad-ysdn-ostg-q22005 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > leaf-user mailing list: [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > > Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own Applications - visit http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=offad-ysdn-ostg-q22005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/
