[plug] Networking Problems

Daniel gpearson at iinet.net.au
Thu Oct 14 22:11:07 WST 1999


On my other PC it works OK on IRQ 9... so if I do that, then the Network
Card will relocate it's IRQ and work fine?

-Daniel
----- Original Message -----
From: Garth Atkinson <garth at cclinic.com.au>
To: <plug at linux.org.au>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 1999 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] Networking Problems


> Daniel wrote:
> >
> > Hi there,
> > I just purchased a Micra Digital netoworking kit with 2x10/100mbps PCI
> > Ethernet cards, and a cable etc. I put it into my other machine, and
it's
> > working great. But on this machine, things aren't so good, it's in and
> > everything, but I am having an IRQ conflict.. The network card is on IRQ
9,
> > but my ESS1868 AudioDrive (soundcard) is also on there, and there is s
> > conflict.. how could I work around this? It works alright on my other
PC, as
> > the soundcard uses IRQ 5, and IRQ 11.
> > Help would be greatly appreciated sometime tonight if possible...
> >
> > Regards
> > Daniel Pearson
> Hello Daniel
>
> Go into the BIOS and modify the PCI setup. Mark IRQ 9 as ISA, not PNP.
> The network card should relocate to another IRQ. The ess1868 wont
> because it doesnt.
>
> Garth
>



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