Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 11:51:24 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Freebsd Mail Lists Reader <freebsd@romukr.kiev.ua> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: EtherExpress cards problem. Help!!! Message-ID: <199806241851.LAA01184@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 22 Jun 1998 17:49:09 %2B0300." <199806221449.RAA17273@romukr.kiev.ua>
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>I have a problem with two EtherExpress LAN cards. >When I ifconfig both of them (the fxp0 and fxp1 devices) >and try ping, the only one replies, while the second >gives: > >ping: sendto: Host is down > >It seems to me, like it's because they sit on the same >irq (12) > >Some details: I have the 2.2.5-Release box with 2 Intel >EtherExpress Pro/100 PCI LAN cards and they both sit on >the same irq, no matter how I try to change it (I've tried >changing both BIOS and kernel settings). BIOS type is Award. I don't know what the problem is, but I'd guess that it's a IP address or netmask issue (or even a cabling problem). Sharing of irqs is a standard and automatic part of the PCI specification and is not the cause of your problem. -DG David Greenman Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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