Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!bbs!karl
From: karl@naitc.naitc.com (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Two ethernet cards on 386/ix
Summary: You can't do that.  Use a WD card as well
Message-ID: <1990Oct26.172125.21579@naitc.naitc.com>
Date: 26 Oct 90 17:21:25 GMT
References: <35265@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: karl@bbs.naitc.com (Karl Denninger)
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In article <35265@cup.portal.com> DeadHead@cup.portal.com (Bruce M Ong) writes:
>I remember somebody once asked the same question: How do you put
>two 3Com etherlink cards on the same 386 box running ISC? I didnt see
>any summaries... and I'd appreciate your inputs so I can configure a 
>router around here...

That won't work.

3Com cards appear to use a DMA channel, which the ISC driver won't let you
change.  The result is that no matter what you do, you'll NEVER get two
3c503 cards working in the same machine.

Now a 3c503 and a WD8003 will work, or two WD8003s.  I've done both of these
with good success.... in fact, was using one as a router for quite a while
not long ago.

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