I can't use 2 network cards

Wagner · 06-26-2001, 04:21 AM

I am new at this, I use SuSE 7.0 and I'm trying to use 2 network boards in one single computer,
I've tryed 2 D-Link DFE-530 TX and it failed, and also Royaltech, is it true that these network boards can't do the job or is it just me, if I'm right what boards should I use?

jharris · 06-26-2001, 05:04 AM

Were you using two cards of the same type? By default the kernel (definately for 2.2, probably for 2.4) only looks for a single ethernet card. To make it look for a second you have to pass the kernel the ethers= parameter. I posted details of this previously on the forum... I'll find the post and update this post with a link to it.

cheers.

Jamie...

jharris · 06-26-2001, 05:19 AM

OK... must have posted that ether= one on a another forum or something... anyway... have a look at the following for a description of what I was/am blabbering about.

http://linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/Ethernet-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.2

HTH

Jamie..