[realtek] problems using 2 cards with rtl8139

[Donald R. Laster Jr.]

Sebastian,

  Over the weekend I will try to put two realtek cards in a test
system and see what happens.  Could one of the cards be broken?  Are
you getting any IRQ conflicts?

                    Donald R. Laster Jr.

Sebastian Frankfurt wrote:
> 
> Donald R. Laster Jr. wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> >   Double check your IP addresses assigned to the ethernet
> > interfaces.  It almost sounds like both interfaces are using the
> > same IP address which might present a problem.
> 
> ;-)
> yeah, I checked it:
> 
> eth0     192.168.100.1
> eth0:1   192.168.100.5
> eth1     192.168.40.1
> 
> Even if I shutdown eth1, this machine is not reachable :-(
> 
> >   Is "alias eth1 rtl9139" a typo?
> 
> well, sorry, was a typo. inside /etc/modules.conf is:
> 
> alias eth1 rtl8139
> 
> any other idea?
> 
> maybe it has something to do with another problem?
> If I do not use a direct x-cable to connect to
> this machine, the realtek card also does not respond
> and gets unreachable.
> Only when I use a x-cable the adaptor will work.
> And again, If the card will not work, I receive
> no messages.
> But in syslog I see, that the card is only in
> half-duplex mode. This happens only, if I do not
> use a x-cable und plug the machine into a hub.
> 
> thanx in advance
> 
> Sebastian
> 
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