On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 14:42, Mark Tombs wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have a problem with a thin client with 2 nics. The client boots from the 
> floppy, finds the server, gets the kernel, all using the correct NIC - eth1. 
> However then the linuxrc script detects the wrong NIC - eth0 - and tries to 
> do the rest using that. However, that is not plugged in. I should mention 
> that eth1 is a prism2 wireless card, eth0 is an onboard e100, so its not just 
> a case of plugging in the right card or removing the wrong card.
> 
> So how do I get the client to boot using the right NIC? Or stop the scripts 
> detecting the wrong NIC?

Option-129 will let you pass parameters to the terminal's kernel to tell
it which interrupt to use for the network card, such as "ether=".  Look
at the kernel-paramters file as well as the notes for your NIC driver.

A simpler alternative might be to disable the on-board NIC in the
machine's BIOS.

-- 
David Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Little Bald Consulting, LLC


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