If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Help !! Can you run 3 PCI NIC cards on PB680 riser card
Can you run 3 PCI NIC cards on PB680 riser card.
I am trying to run 3 Realtek NIC cards, (one out to cable modem, two in from separate PC's, both Win Xp) on an old PB Executive MultiMedia 9007 E. I can get two cards recognized, but cannot get the third to function. All three cards are sound, and have been verified as such. The installed OS is Smoothwall Express 2.0 Machine boots fine, and until a few weeks ago purred away quite happily as my good lady's officey type machine. can some-one out there give me any advice on how to get this to work. you wisdom will be gratefully received |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Help !! Can you run 3 PCI NIC cards on PB680 riser card
Smoothwall Express 2.0 is firewall software with or without DHCP services? The
usual way to set up a firewall is to have one NIC visible to the outside world and a second one for the inside world. Connected to the inside world's NIC is a network hub (or switch), to fan out the connections to two or more computers. This does not answer your question, but it may solve the problem as I envisage it. The PB system may simply be too old to support 3 NICs... Ben Myers On Thu, 11 May 2006 23:40:01 GMT, Grubby wrote: Can you run 3 PCI NIC cards on PB680 riser card. I am trying to run 3 Realtek NIC cards, (one out to cable modem, two in from separate PC's, both Win Xp) on an old PB Executive MultiMedia 9007 E. I can get two cards recognized, but cannot get the third to function. All three cards are sound, and have been verified as such. The installed OS is Smoothwall Express 2.0 Machine boots fine, and until a few weeks ago purred away quite happily as my good lady's officey type machine. can some-one out there give me any advice on how to get this to work. you wisdom will be gratefully received |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Help !! Can you run 3 PCI NIC cards on PB680 riser card
On Fri, 12 May 2006 08:56:02 -0400, Ben Myers ben_myers_spam_me_not @
charter.net wrote: Smoothwall Express 2.0 is firewall software with or without DHCP services? The usual way to set up a firewall is to have one NIC visible to the outside world and a second one for the inside world. Connected to the inside world's NIC is a network hub (or switch), to fan out the connections to two or more computers. This does not answer your question, but it may solve the problem as I envisage it. The PB system may simply be too old to support 3 NICs... Ben Myers Thanx for replying to my post. I think you may be right about BP machine. It could well be time for the old boy to retire. If that's the case, then I'll just buy a small network router and be done with it. The BP was/is a bit of a daft "project", a use for my good lady's old "officey" type machine. As far as Smoothwall is concerned, you may be able to shed some light on this "login" prompt that Smoothwall requires after OS load. It may appear a dumb question, I am familiar with "login" type procedures (got to use them at work). I have tried virtually everything that seems relevant to the information requested when installing the OS; machine name, hostname, passwords, even the SmoothWall URL displayed at the login screen.Nothing! Maybe I'm missing something obvious, but ? So if you know the answer, I'd be very grateful for a howto. Willie Clark On Thu, 11 May 2006 23:40:01 GMT, Grubby wrote: Can you run 3 PCI NIC cards on PB680 riser card. I am trying to run 3 Realtek NIC cards, (one out to cable modem, two in from separate PC's, both Win Xp) on an old PB Executive MultiMedia 9007 E. I can get two cards recognized, but cannot get the third to function. All three cards are sound, and have been verified as such. The installed OS is Smoothwall Express 2.0 Machine boots fine, and until a few weeks ago purred away quite happily as my good lady's officey type machine. can some-one out there give me any advice on how to get this to work. you wisdom will be gratefully received |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Incompatibility FAQ: Cirrus Video Cards & Creative Sound cards | [email protected] | PC Soundcards | 0 | February 18th 06 05:26 AM |
Adding USB card to P3BF | Paul | Asus Motherboards | 1 | February 8th 06 01:07 AM |
graphics card upgrade and Fonts | Boostm3 | Gateway Computers | 7 | December 2nd 05 06:25 PM |
HP color laser $299 includes jetdirect ethernet card - extra toners NEW $20, also hp 8500 $700 8550n $950 | [email protected] | Printers | 2 | November 12th 05 05:40 PM |
Hardcore gamer is little upset. | Ryan Atici | Asus Motherboards | 16 | December 26th 04 03:26 AM |