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 Hello,

 I've got two 3Com 509B Ethernet cards. I've plugged them in the
 computer that i want as router, but when i boot linux i can't
 detect them.

 I've got support for 3c509 inside the kernel, and i haven't changed
 the cards configuration with the DOS program that 3Com gives to
 configure them (disable PNP and the like).

 If i run dmesg there is no sign of eth??.
 I i run modprobe 3c509 i get the following:
 ----
  eth0:3c509 at 0x300 tag1, 10baseT port,adress 00 10 5a 53 15 53, IRQ
 10.

  eth1:3c509 at 0x300 tag2, 10baseT port,adress 00 10 5a 53 17 cb, IRQ
 5.

 ----
 I can't interpret this...

 I think the Plug and Play is not working because two cards
  are sharing a I/O base address (0x300).

 I've tryed to start the kernel with:
  lilo: ether=0,0,ethN
 (Is the syntax ok, do i have to replace N with something??)

 Have you configured two cards like those?

 Can you help me? What can i do... ??

 Thank you very much!

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I had the same issue uder slackware and it took several month to fix
here how to to it:

find an open base address and IRQ the boot with a dos
disk.

Run the 3com utlilty (Ithink its called something like 3c5x9cfg,exe
and chane one of the base address and IRQ
these are set on the firmware of the nick and you will be good to go
you may need to run modprobe twice.

Don't bother trying to force the base address from LILO or boot loader
it wont work.

good luck

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