# another computer question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 1, 2000, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-computer-question/24273 "2000-07-01T14:10:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2000, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-computer-question/24273/1 "2000-07-01T14:10:00Z")
I just installed Redhat Linux on a pentium 100. It can’t detect the NE2000 compatible NIC. What I/O and IRQ should I specify to make it work? ---
**Author:** ![Jo3sh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@Jo3sh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jo3sh)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2000, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-computer-question/24273/2 "2000-07-01T14:20:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > I just installed Redhat Linux on a pentium 100. It can’t detect the NE2000 compatible NIC. What I/O and IRQ should I specify to make it work? > \*\* Whatever address and IRQ the card itself is set for. You may have to make a boot disk with the card’s “softset” utility on it to find or change these settings. Also, some cards are only NE2000 compatible if put into that mode. I try to keep an really old NIC around for just this sort of thing. I had some honest-to-God Novell-Eagle 2000 cards for a while. With jumpers. I could set those babies up on any machine. These days, though, they’re going to be pretty hard to find. The next-best choice is to find a NIC that is explicitly supported. It probably won’t cost more than $40. ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2000, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-computer-question/24273/3 "2000-07-01T14:46:39Z")
I guess I’ll just try another NIC,thanks for your reply ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2000, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-computer-question/24273/4 "2000-07-01T14:56:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > I guess I’ll just try another NIC,thanks for your reply > \*\* Before you give up, make sure your kernel is configured with NE2000 support or a module. is it loading PNP support? Also, try using some generic values like 300h and irq 9. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-computer-question/24273/5 "2000-07-01T19:23:45Z")
**mblackwell** , I’ve got a doc showing the dip switch settings for the original NE2000 if that would help. You say “NE2000-compatible”, so there’s no guarantee the settings are the same, but if it’s of help… ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2000, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-computer-question/24273/6 "2000-07-01T20:23:45Z")
Thanks everyone, I put in a spare NIC I had and it works fine now. I put the first NIC in a windows machine, got the I/O and IRQ, put it back in the Linux box and put in the values and it still wouldn’t work. oh well ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2000, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-computer-question/24273/7 "2000-07-02T03:03:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > I just installed Redhat Linux on a pentium 100. It can’t detect the NE2000 compatible NIC. What I/O and IRQ should I specify to make it work? > \*\* My cat’s breath smells like cat food.