RE: Re: Linux Question?

["Ian Davidson" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks

It was a PCI card, so maybe the interrupts got swapped. I've currently
taken
the easy option and put the card back in the same pci slot.  We seem to be
back but didn't prove my theory the other card was possible causing the
problems.

Ian d


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Lidstone [mailto:patrick@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 31 May 2004 19:11
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Linux Question?
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Ian Davidson" <ian@g...>
wrote:
> > Redhat 9
> > Any clues as to were to start my linux skill is -5 on a scale of
1 -
>  10 !
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> Is it an ISA or PCI network card that is left in the machine?
> Most likely explanation is that removing the previous card has
> shifted your interrupts around, and the driver for the network card
> can no longer find it.
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> Do
> cat /proc/interrupts
> to see what the current assignments are
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> and then hunt for the relevant network config of eth0 (most probably
> somewhere beneath /etc, I'm not familiar with RH), and check that the
> network driver is using the right parameters.
>
> Alternatively, put the old card back in and hope it starts working
> again :-)
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> Patrick
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