From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from tnt13b-158.focal-chi.corecomm.net ([216.214.207.158] helo=linserver.megsinet.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15S0cj-0003DQ-00 for ; Wed, 01 Aug 2001 14:21:38 -0400 Received: (from romualt@localhost) by linserver.megsinet.net (8.10.2/8.10.2) id f71IMtt00247 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 1 Aug 2001 13:22:55 -0500 Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 13:22:00 -0500 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: A tail of two NICs - help needed Message-ID: <20010801132200.B218@linserver.megsinet.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: ; from cpt.kirk@1tree.net on Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 08:50:01AM -0500 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.4 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: How well and for how long do theese $15 cards work after they're installed in the machine? Greg On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 08:50:01AM -0500, Kirk Wood wrote: > Geoff, > > If you have the (financial) resources I would recomend you look into > getting a couple low cost pci nics. I have seen these as low as $15 a > piece and they often even come with linux drivers (or use the ones already > there). It is then as simple as putting the first one in and getting it to > work, then adding an alias to have the second ome up. The only caveate is > that the order may not be as orginially thought. (The first one you place > in may be the second one enumerated and thus eth1 instead of eth0.) This > is a minor detail easily corrected with the cables though. > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > The mind is like a parachute; it works much better when open. > If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup