In my home pc (a P-III 933 MHz) is installed since 1 year an ethernet card 3C905C Tornado and it works fine with Windows XP and Fedora Core 2. Now I need (for some simple network experiment) to install a second nic, a 3C905B Cyclone. With Windows XP no problem: this OS configure these two nic without any error. But with FC2 (kernel 2.6.5) I can't use the second nic (eth1).
The 3c59x driver (compiled as module or compiled static in kernel) detects right two nic: ----snip---- 3c59x: Donald Becker and others. www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html 0000:02:0b.0: 3Com PCI 3c905B Cyclone 10/100/BNC at 0x2800. Vers LK1.1.19 0000:02:0d.0: 3Com PCI 3c905C Tornado at 0x2c00. Vers LK1.1.19 ------------
I can use only eth0 device and always is the 3C905C Tornado. Any access to eth1 (simple "ifconfig" or else as "ifup" and "ifdown" after set /etc/sysconfig/network-script/ifcfg-eth1) says: ---------- SIOCSIFADDR: No such device eth1: unknown interface: No such device eth1: unknown interface: No such device ---------- The same message with driver compiled as module or static.
If I remove from PC the 3C905C , the new 3C905B is detected and is configured correctly as eth0 and it works fine.
I've added in "/etc/modprobe.conf" the line "alias eth1 3c59x" without success.
I've also physical swapped in PCI bus the cards without success.
I've removed these nic and I've installed (thanks to my friend) two Intel nic: they works correctly without any problem. Kernel detect and use eth0 and eth1 without any problem.
So, what's wrong with my two 3C905B/C ? Someone can help me ?
Thanks in advance.
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On Sun, 31 Oct 2004, Alex wrote:
In my home pc (a P-III 933 MHz) is installed since 1 year an ethernet card 3C905C Tornado and it works fine with Windows XP and Fedora Core 2. Now I need (for some simple network experiment) to install a second nic, a 3C905B Cyclone. With Windows XP no problem: this OS configure these two nic without any error. But with FC2 (kernel 2.6.5) I can't use the second nic (eth1).
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I've removed these nic and I've installed (thanks to my friend) two Intel nic: they works correctly without any problem. Kernel detect and use eth0 and eth1 without any problem.
So, what's wrong with my two 3C905B/C ? Someone can help me ?
There may be nothing wrong with your NIC.
Try adding "alias eth1 3c59x" to your /etc/modprobe.conf file, and try it again.
I've removed these nic and I've installed (thanks
to
my friend) two Intel nic: they works correctly
without
any problem. Kernel detect and use eth0 and eth1 without any problem.
So, what's wrong with my two 3C905B/C ? Someone can help me ?
There may be nothing wrong with your NIC.
Try adding "alias eth1 3c59x" to your /etc/modprobe.conf file, and try it again.
Please, read carefully my original message:
I've added in "/etc/modprobe.conf" the line "alias eth1 3c59x" without success.
I've already done so, without any change: eth1 is not present.....
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On Oct 31, 2004 at 07:48, Alex in a soothing rage wrote:
In my home pc (a P-III 933 MHz) is installed since 1 year an ethernet card 3C905C Tornado and it works fine with Windows XP and Fedora Core 2. Now I need (for some simple network experiment) to install a second nic, a 3C905B Cyclone.
There are known problems with the 3C905B. 3C905C is fine, I use one. You need to check the archives for this problem. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=fedora-list&w=2&r=1&s=3C905B+fed... should help.
N.Emile...
There are known problems with the 3C905B. 3C905C is fine, I use one. You need to check the archives for this problem.
Yes, I know that and I've already disabled KUDZU.
Btw I've SOLVED my problem.
In /etc/sysconfig/network-sript/ifcfg-eth0 and ifcfg-eth1 there is the option HWADDR=[nic mac address]
I usually remove this option and I've never had troublem with other nic.
Seem that FC2 and 3COM cards (only 3com ?) NEED to be present this option. I've insert this option in ifcfg-eth0 and ifcfg-eth1 with correct MAC address and eth0 + eth1 work together without trouble.
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