Jan Kiszka wrote: > Roland Tollenaar wrote: > > Hi, > >> then I must have 2 Ethernet lines. Is it true ? > > correct > > > >> My PC-based controller has two Ethernet lines handled by 2 chips of the > >> same type (8139too). > > > > > >> Is it possible to configure one line for RTnet and the other for > >> non-real time linux environment ? > > no problem. > > > > > What can I do to obtain this goal ? > > > > rmmod the non-realtime driver, load and start rtnet on a card (see > > script fragment below) then load the non-realtime module and bring it > up. > > Pushing this FAQ into the wiki would be highly appreciated. :) >
Done: http://www.xenomai.org/index.php/RTnet:Installation_%26_Testing#Using_realtime_.28RTnet.29_and_non-realtime_network_together > > > > I've pasted in a part of a script that I used to start rtnet with more > > than one card at some stage. Adapt accordingly. Its a bit messy I > > concede but there is some history on this list about this too. > > > > #NIC modules > > #insmod /usr/local/rtnet/modules/rt_via-rhine.ko > > #insmod /usr/local/rtnet/modules/rt_e1000.ko #cards=1 #,0,0 # 0,1,0 > > means use the middle (eth1) card. 1,0,0= use eth0 etc > > insmod /usr/local/rtnet/modules/rt_8139too.ko #cards=1 #,0,0 # 0,1,0 > > means use the middle (eth1) card. 1,0,0= use eth0 etc (Only required if > > all NICS use the same driver) otherwise the other NICs remain unaffected > > if their driver is not unloaded. > > #insmod /usr/local/rtnet/modules/rt_eepro100.ko > > #insmod /usr/local/rtnet/modules/rt_natsemi.ko > > > > > > > >> Does RTnet 8139too driver handle collisions ? > > Someone else might be able to answer this. > > Collisions (when using hubs), queue congestions and other overload > scenarios are not handled by any driver directly, that is the job of the > RTmac medium access control discipline (typically: TDMA). The driver's > job is to get the data onto or out of the medium as fast and as > jitter-free as possible. That's right. For more details see http://www.rts.uni-hannover.de/rtnet/doc.html (the first two papers on top of the page). Karl -- von Karl Reichert Psssst! Schon vom neuen GMX MultiMessenger gehört? Der kann`s mit allen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/multimessenger01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ RTnet-users mailing list RTnet-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rtnet-users
