Re: Double Net cards? problem#1 solved


Subject: Re: Double Net cards? problem#1 solved
From: Vanja Bucic (vanjab@UDel.Edu)
Date: Mon Apr 02 2001 - 08:25:08 MDT


A little problem: I have no control over the local network :-(

On Monday, April 2, 2001, at 10:15 , Barry Sparenborg wrote:

> I'm sure you could. You would probably have to subnet your network.
> That
> way you would have 2 separate networks.
>
> Barry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanja Bucic [SMTP:vanjab@UDel.Edu]
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 9:14 AM
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: Re: Double Net cards? problem#1 solved
>
> I suspected that I would have to do that. I compiled kernels before,
> no
> trouble, it is just that I hate that process. You need to do it each
>
> time you try out a new kernel, new YDog update, etc. I wish
> YellowDog
> would compile less things into the kernel and make more modules.
>
> Thanks, I'll try that.
>
> The setup I have now is that I have built-in eth0, and Farallon
> FastEther 10/100 TX working in tandem. The in traffic goes through
> eth0,
> and out traffic goes through eth2 (Farallon). I had problems with
> the
> built-in network card, and I heard it is a queue corruption
> triggered by
> packet collisions. So I made the built-in network card an in-only
> card - Farallon takes care of the rest.
> So far so good.
>
> Question (again):
> Is there a way to set up two network cards ON THE SAME NETWORK so
> they
> act as a two different, distinct, computers? Whatever comes into
> eth0
> comes out from eth0, whatever comes into eth1 comes out from eth1 -
>
> completely independent operation.
>
> Thanks.
>
> On Monday, April 2, 2001, at 09:23 , Barry Sparenborg wrote:
>
> > Here is what worked for me under the same situation:
> >
> > Created a new kernel with no support for the dec (D21143) chip no
> other
> > card
> > either. That stopped it from picking it up at boot time. Then
> setup
> > the
> > tulip card as you did (modprobe tulip)and put it into a boot
> script.
> > Now I
> > only get eth0 (built in interface) and eth1 (farallon 10/100 card)
> and
> > they
> > both work.
> >
> > barry
> >
>



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