New install NIC problem

[Craig White]

On Thu, 2002-09-12 at 23:07, Mark Berkwitt wrote:
> First I looked into the two config files,
> 
> ifcfg-eth0:
> 
> DEVICE=eth0
> BOOTPROTO=none
> BROADCAST=192.168.0.255
> IPADDR=192.168.0.254
> NETMASK=255.255.255.0
> NETWORK=192.168.0.0
> ONBOOT=yes
> 
> ifcfg-eth1:
> 
> DEVICE=eth1
> ONBOOT=yes
> BOOTPROTO=dhcp
> 
> then I ran ifconfig,
> 
> eth0	Link encap: etc
> 	inet addr: etc
> 	UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU: yadda yadda
> 	RX packets:
> 	TX packets:
> 	collisions:
> 	RX bytes:
> 	Interrupt:11 Base address:0xdc00
> lo	several lines here
> 
> and finally I tried "ifup eth1" and in short, it failed.
> 
> Usually I can fix things by just reinstalling, this time with both of the
> cards already installed.
> It's a clumsy solution but I don't know how, otherwise.
> 
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OK my secret redhat dual NIC trick  ;-)

Sometimes the IRQ's get screwed up / overlap when the cards are next to
each other (expansion slots) or the first slot behind the AGP video
card.

Shutdown, remove the second NIC and turn the computer on

Kudzu should notice the card is gone and want to remove the
configuration for the missing card. Remove it.

Shutdown, reinsert card (if there is an empty slot not adjacent to the
existing network card or AGP video choose that one.

Turn the computer on...kudzu will notice new hardware...Add the
configuration, choose to set up networking and choose Dynamic (DHCP)

Craig