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Jason Ung wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone
> 
> I've just bought Redhat 5.0 ... I get my S/B AWE 64pnp to work... as
> well as my 3com 3c509a to work. Howerver now the 3com network card is
> using IRQ3 which is suppose to be for modem..   now I cannot dial
> out..
> I want to move the 3com IRQ to 9. I have try setserial -b /dev/ttyS1
> IRQ 9 setserial -b /dev/cua1 IRQ 9 ....but stll I cannot see anything
> when the modem is connected...
> 
> If someone got any idea I would be appreciated..
> 
> regards,
> 
> Jason Ung

I hate to mention this solution in a Linux group, but...

I have a 3C509 in my Linux test box, and I set the card up using the DOS
configuration utility, 3C5X9CFG.EXE, on the 3Com "EtherDisc" that came
with the card.  There is a batch file on the "EtherDisc" called
PNPDSABL.BAT, which turns Plug-n-Pray off (yes!), then once you've done
that you can manually choose what your I/O port address and your IRQ are
for that card.  I also disabled that p-n-p crap on the modem card in
that box; I've got the modem jumpered for a fixed IRQ and COM port as
well.  Unfortunately, I don't know how to turn off p-n-p on the
SoundBlaster 16 PNP card in there.

You can even boot off a DOS 6.22 bootable disc and then run the programs
on the "EtherDisc".  If you don't have the "EtherDisc", I believe you
should be able to download it or an equivalent from www.3com.com.  Where
you can get a DOS 6.22 bootable disc if you don't have one lying around,
though, I don't know.

Yours WDK - WKiernan@concentric.net