You will need to configure the cards to use different
IRQs. When you pass an IRQ value to the driver you
are telling the driver which IRQ the card is using, it
doesn't configure the card to use that IRQ.
You can download a DOS utility from 3com's web site
that you can use to configure the card. (You can run
it from a DOS boot floppy if you are setup to dual-boot
with a MS OS. It may also run under dosemu.) I also
believe that Donald Becker has written a configuration
utility that works under Linux. See the Ethernet HOWTO.
Good luck,
Tony Richardson
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daryl Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 12:20 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: io conflict using 2 ISA 3c509B 3com nics
>
>
> folks,
>
> i am trying to use 2 3com ISA 3c509B nics using loadable modules
> on a debian system. unfortunately they both want to use the same
> io address and irq. searching through the ethernet-howto i found
> an explanation of how to set both the io and irq entries in the
> /etc/conf.modules file. however when i try this approach i get
> an error message that states that there is no "io" symbol in
> the 3c509.o object file. using nm i have been able to verify
> that the "irq" symbol does indeed exist, but the "io" symbol
> refered to in the ethernet-howto does not. it appears that
> i have successfully set the irq using the howto method.
> my question is, is there a way to set the io base address
> on the 3c509?
>
> if any replies could be cc'd to my email address i would
> appreciate it, as i am not sure i have succecfully subscribed
> to this list yet...
>
>
> tia,
>
> //daryl
>
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