I've always used pnp cards. Well not always obviously however since pnp became popular I've used them in Linux and have not had any trouble. Right now I use realtech ne2k compatible nics and they auto detect on irq and addresses. I only load one module if I don't already have it compiled into the kernel and they both get detected. I use the ne2k-pci driver for it and I've never had troubles. On Sun, 15 Jul 2001 07:47:35 -0400, Ann Parsons wrote: >Hi all, > ><smile> That's huccum I'm having my local guru put a NIC card in >*before* the people come on Wednesday to put the DSL in. We want a >NIC card that is not P&P, or at least can be turned off. Once the >card is turned off, the IRQ and addy is stable, and you can tell Linux >where it is. I've learned through experience that P&P devices do >not work well in Linux. They *can* work, but it takes the devil's own >time to make them work! This is especially true if you're running a >dual booting machine like I am. First you have to go into Windows and >find out what the addies and IRQ's are. Then you have to go back into >Linux and tell Linux where Windows has placed the stuff. It's a royal >pain in the anatomy! > >Ann P. > >-- > Ann K. Parsons >email: akp at eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 >WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp >"All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Raul A. Gallegos -- raul at asmodean.net msn id: ragallegos at hotmail.com -- icq: 5283055 http://www.asmodean.net
