[tulip] Using multiple DFE-570TX

Dan Hollis goemon@anime.net
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:19:32 -0800 (PST)


On 10 xxx -1, Raphael GEYER wrote:
> I can't make work my firewalls with 2 DFE-570TX connect to an ASUS
> CUR-DLS motherboard.
> First of all DLINK says than each port needs its own IRQ.
> That make's up to 8 IRQ and I only have 6 free.
> Can it work with less than 8 IRQs ?

Yes. PCI requires cards to be able to share IRQs. So it will work.

I've put 4 quad tulip cards in a PC once (16 ethernet ports) and it
worked.

-Dan