A print-out work sheet for recording the MAC addresses of your Ethernet cards
|
Use this table for PCI Ethernet adapter
cards:
| Ethernet Card |
MAC address |
IO address |
IRQ number |
set to non PnP |
card A
 |
|
no adjustment |
no adjustment |
no adjustment |
| card B
|
|
no adjustment |
no adjustment |
no adjustment |
Use this table for ISA
Ethernet adapter cards
you must set the ISA card to "non-PnP", also known as "jumper-less" mode
| Ethernet Card |
MAC address |
IO address |
IRQ number |
set to non-PnP |
| card A
|
|
|
|
yes_ no_ |
| card B
|
|
|
|
yes_ no_ |
|
For ISA card, set IO address and IRQ number until they do not cause conflict
with
something else on the motherboard. It is more time consuming to get ISA cards to
work,
however, ISA network cards may be your only option if your motherboard does not
have PCI slots.
Typically, the following IO addresses are "safe" (available) to be used
by network cards on most
motherboards: IO=300, IO=320 (in "hex", but
don't worry too much about these hex thing)
If you use IO addresses other than 300 and 320,
see this page
The following IRQ numbers are "typically available" on most PC motherboards.
7 is reserved for LPT1, but LRP does not use LPT1, so you can use it
if you are stuck.
5 is reserved for LPT2, but LRP
does not use LPT2, most motherboards do not have LPT2
4 is reserved for COM1, but LRP does not use COM1
3 is reserved for COM2, but LRP does not use COM2
10 is normally available, but not always
safe on all motherboards
11 is normally available, but not always
safe on all motherboards
12 is reserved for PS/2 mouse port, old motherboards do not have PS/2 mouse
port
9 may be, but not always, used by video card (could cause major
conflicts!)
15 is reserved for secondary IDE controller, old motherboards do not have
secondary IDE controller
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