> Hi Mike! > > I have faced the same problem but with 3Com cards. There is only one > solution for this problem: use 2 different network cards. There is > somekind of bug in debian, I think, because it just doesn't support 2 or > more same network cards sharing the same driver. It doesn't even allow > you to install one copy of the driver for each network card. > > I solved my problem, as I said before, using two different cards. I > didn't like it but it worked. > > Hope this helps. >
With 3c509 was problem (I tried with 2.023 - mayby is now outated): driver compiled as module don't recognize secondary nic. When included in kernel - no problem with append="eth=... Secodary problem was with PNP on 3c509 - it must disabled. Mirek -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .