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From: drich@dialogic.com (Dan Rich)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: 3com ethernetcard + SCO TCP/IP
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Date: 16 Oct 90 15:59:00 GMT
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In article <27886@bellcore.bellcore.com> louie@cellar.bae.bellcore.com (Paul Louie) writes:
>	By setting the IRQ5 you've conflicted with the floppy controller.
>Each machine can use IRQs differently, but the industry's practice has
>been:

Close, but no cigar.  You have IRQ5 and 6 reversed.  As I understand
it (not that I am always right :-) the list should read
	IRQ1 - timer
	IRQ2 - cascade for 9-15 (to use under Unix, configure as 9)
	IRQ3 - COM2
	IRQ4 - COM1
	IRQ5 - LPT2
	IRQ6 - Floppy
	IRQ7 - LPT1
	IRQ9-13 - Whatever, according to the manufacturer
	IRQ14 - HD Controller
	IRQ15 - Again, whatever.

Typically IRQ5 is free, unless you are configured for 2 printers.  The
IRQs I install things at, in order of use, are typically:
5, 3, 7, 4, 2 	(although I usually try to avoid 2 due to the cascade,
		 and the fact that I tend to forget to install the
		 driver(s) at IRQ9).

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