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Date:      Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:15:02 -0400
From:      Bob Wright <bwrig@zdgt.com>
To:        'Stefan Cars' <stefan@globalwire.se>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: Double intel NIC's how ?
Message-ID:  <F28DF05657ADD211B6140008C73354C152EAE8@ZELTD1>

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> >
> > 	<snip>
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > I have a server (TYAN) with double Intel NIC's:
> > >
> > > one Intel 82554GC
> > > and
> > > one Intel 82550
> > >
> > > How do I add support for both ? When I boot up I see that my first one
> is
> > > found and becomes fxp0. How do I get the other one to work, it is
> found
> > > and dmesg tells me that it is inphy0 but it's not possible todo
> anything
> > > with that.
> > >
> > 	<snip>
> >
> > explain what you mean by its not possible to do anything with it? Im
> > guessing your having problem communicating with it because theres no IP
> > addressed to it? I experienced a similar issue with a 3com card and a
> > Dlink..  If this is the case look at /etc/rc.conf and configure your nic
> > there.. Also "man rc.conf" for help.
> >
> >
> From: 	Stefan Cars
> Sent: 	Thursday, September 12, 2002 9:43 AM
> To: 	Bob Wright
> Cc: 	questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: 	RE: Double intel NIC's how ?
> 
> What I mean is that it is not possible to do anything with ifconfig (it
> says the device does not exsists, inphy0.). Since both are Intel ?
> Shouldn't the second card come up as fxp0 ?
> 
> /S
> 
> 
> On Thu, 12 Sep 2002, Bob Wright wrote:
> 
> 
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> 
> Im shooting from the hip on this one, but in unix in general you can not
> have 2 devices with the same address (fxp0 in this case). If they were the
> EXACT same card they would be fxp0 and fxp1.. I think, someone correct me
> if im wrong. However it looks like you have 2 different cards from what
> you tell us.
> 
> Could you please post the contents of your rc.conf, you can sub in private
> IPs for public. There may be a mis-spelling in your config or similar
> error. It will help to get another pair of eyes on your problem =)
> 

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