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Date:      Wed, 24 Jun 1998 11:51:24 -0700
From:      David Greenman <dg@root.com>
To:        Freebsd Mail Lists Reader <freebsd@romukr.kiev.ua>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: EtherExpress cards problem. Help!!! 
Message-ID:  <199806241851.LAA01184@implode.root.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 22 Jun 1998 17:49:09 %2B0300." <199806221449.RAA17273@romukr.kiev.ua> 

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>I have a problem with two EtherExpress LAN cards. 
>When I ifconfig both of them (the fxp0 and fxp1 devices)
>and try ping, the only one replies, while the second
>gives:
>
>ping: sendto: Host is down
>
>It seems to me, like it's because they sit on the same
>irq (12)
>
>Some details: I have the 2.2.5-Release box with 2 Intel 
>EtherExpress Pro/100 PCI LAN cards and they both sit on
>the same irq, no matter how I try to change it (I've tried
>changing both BIOS and kernel settings). BIOS type is Award.

   I don't know what the problem is, but I'd guess that it's a IP address or
netmask issue (or even a cabling problem). Sharing of irqs is a standard
and automatic part of the PCI specification and is not the cause of your
problem.

-DG

David Greenman
Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project

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