GLUG: Multiple Network Cards

[Barry Irwin]

On Fri 1998-11-20 (13:16), Wayne Pascoe wrote:
> Hi all....
> 
> I'm trying to run two 3c905B Cyclone cards in a machine. I'm using the E
> driver and I've tried modules and compiled into the Kernel. a DMESG reports
> that both cards were detected at eth0 and eth1 respectively. I can ping the
> one card (192.168.0.1) from a windows machine (192.168.0.10). I can't ping
> the second card (eth1, 146.141.15.2) from another windows machine
> (146.141.15.10)
> I've tried doing an ifdown to disable eth0 but eth1 still doesn't talk. By
> using ipforwarding I can ping the 146.141.15.2 card from the windows machine
> at 192.168.0.10
> 
> The other problem I'm experiencing, is that if I just add the two cards, I
> can't ping any address... I have to set ATBOOT=no on eth1 and manually start
> it in my S99local script.

This looks like a routing problem.  Check the default routes on your Linux
and windoze box.  The problem with starting both cards, indicates the
definate posibilty that your routing is poked.  A few manual routes in
rc.local will most likely fix things (assuming no hardware clashes and such)

Barry
bvi@moria.org