[olug] Problems with setting up NICs

[Jon]

8139too is in the kernel source.  It works well.

On Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 11:55:25AM -0500, Don Kauffman wrote:
> I found a later version of the rtl8139 driver and downloaded the source. I'll
> give  a try at  compiling that. I may be back though.
> 
> Now, I wasn't able to find the 8139too.o either on the systerm or on the net.
> Do you know where I can find it?
> 
> Thanks all!
> 
> Don
> Mike Peterson wrote:
> 
> > The dlink cards also use 8139too and not rtl8139 for the driver.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:phil at giedi.obix.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 5:40 PM
> > To: olug at bstc.net
> > Subject: Re: [olug] Problems with setting up NICs
> >
> > Don Kauffman wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I've run into a problem trying to install two DLink DFE-530TX+ NICs w/
> >
> > > the RealTek Chipset rtl8139
> >
> >        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> > > append="eth=0,0,eth0,eth=0,0,eth1"
> >   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> > RTL8139-based ethernet cards are PCI; the IO port and IRQ are automatically
> > assigned by the BIOS at system boot.  The IO port and IRQ are also
> > automatically determined by the driver when it loads.
> >
> > The "append=..." line in your lilo.conf is the source of your trouble.
> > Remove it, re-run lilo, then reboot.
> >
> > The only time you need to include that line is if you're using a legacy
> > kernel (ie < 2.4.x) and/or you're using ISA ethernet cards that don't have
> > an ISAPNP setting.
> >
> > Phil
> >
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