diff --git a/sys/arch/i386/isa/if_ep.c b/sys/arch/i386/isa/if_ep.c
index 219f5c6e5a97..74367ff2412e 100644
--- a/sys/arch/i386/isa/if_ep.c
+++ b/sys/arch/i386/isa/if_ep.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *	$Id: if_ep.c,v 1.16 1994/02/15 22:57:09 mycroft Exp $
+ *	$Id: if_ep.c,v 1.17 1994/02/16 07:26:50 hpeyerl Exp $
  */
 /*
  * TODO:
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int epbusyeeprom __P((struct isa_device * is));
  * Rudimentary support for multiple cards is here but is not
  * currently handled.  In the future we will have to add code
  * for tagging the cards for later activation.  We wanna do something
- * about the id_port.  We're limited due to current config procedure.
+ * about the ELINK_ID_PORT.  We're limited due to current config procedure.
  * Magnum config holds promise of a fix but we'll have to wait a bit.
  */
 int
@@ -130,37 +130,36 @@ epprobe(is)
 {
 	struct ep_softc *sc = &ep_softc[is->id_unit];
 	u_short k;
-	int	id_port = 0x100;/* XXX */
 
 	outw(BASE + EP_COMMAND, GLOBAL_RESET);
 	DELAY(1000);
-	outb(id_port, 0xc0);	/* Global reset to id_port. */
+	elink_reset();	/* global reset to ELINK_ID_PORT */
 	DELAY(1000);
-	epsendidseq(id_port);
+	epsendidseq(ELINK_ID_PORT);
 	DELAY(1000);
 
 	/*
 	 * MFG_ID should have 0x6d50.
 	 * PROD_ID should be 0x9[0-f]50
 	 */
-	k = epreadeeprom(id_port, EEPROM_MFG_ID);
+	k = epreadeeprom(ELINK_ID_PORT, EEPROM_MFG_ID);
 	if (k != MFG_ID)
 		return (0);
-	k = epreadeeprom(id_port, EEPROM_PROD_ID);
+	k = epreadeeprom(ELINK_ID_PORT, EEPROM_PROD_ID);
 	if ((k & 0xf0ff) != (PROD_ID & 0xf0ff))
 		return (0);
 
-	k = epreadeeprom(id_port, EEPROM_ADDR_CFG);	/* get addr cfg */
+	k = epreadeeprom(ELINK_ID_PORT, EEPROM_ADDR_CFG);	/* get addr cfg */
 	k = (k & 0x1f) * 0x10 + 0x200;			/* decode base addr. */
 	if (k != is->id_iobase)
 		return (0);
 
-	k = epreadeeprom(id_port, EEPROM_RESOURCE_CFG);
+	k = epreadeeprom(ELINK_ID_PORT, EEPROM_RESOURCE_CFG);
 	k >>= 12;
 	if (is->id_irq != (1 << ((k == 2) ? 9 : k)))
 		return (0);
 
-	outb(id_port, ACTIVATE_ADAPTER_TO_CONFIG);
+	outb(ELINK_ID_PORT, ACTIVATE_ADAPTER_TO_CONFIG);
 
 	return (0x10);		/* 16 bytes of I/O space used. */
 }
diff --git a/sys/arch/i386/isa/isa.c b/sys/arch/i386/isa/isa.c
index 8d8743d2ae9b..b0d4bef2340e 100644
--- a/sys/arch/i386/isa/isa.c
+++ b/sys/arch/i386/isa/isa.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	from: @(#)isa.c	7.2 (Berkeley) 5/13/91
- *	$Id: isa.c,v 1.32 1993/12/20 09:11:52 mycroft Exp $
+ *	$Id: isa.c,v 1.33 1994/02/16 07:26:52 hpeyerl Exp $
  */
 
 /*
@@ -94,6 +94,23 @@ int config_isadev(struct isa_device *, u_int *);
 void config_attach(struct isa_driver *, struct isa_device *);
 static void sysbeepstop(int);
 
+/*
+ * elink_reset: This is the reset code for the dumb 3c50[79] cards
+ * which is required during probe.  The problem is that the two cards
+ * use the same reset to the ID_PORT and hence the two drivers will
+ * reset each others cards. This is notably non-optimal.
+ */
+ 
+void
+elink_reset()
+{  
+	static x;
+
+	if(x == 0)
+		outb(ELINK_ID_PORT, ELINK_RESET);
+	x = 1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Configure all ISA devices
  */
diff --git a/sys/arch/i386/isa/isa.h b/sys/arch/i386/isa/isa.h
index af630759cedf..84f40e6f2632 100644
--- a/sys/arch/i386/isa/isa.h
+++ b/sys/arch/i386/isa/isa.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	from: @(#)isa.h	5.7 (Berkeley) 5/9/91
- *	$Id: isa.h,v 1.13 1994/01/03 23:54:35 mycroft Exp $
+ *	$Id: isa.h,v 1.14 1994/02/16 07:26:55 hpeyerl Exp $
  */
 
 /*
@@ -208,3 +208,9 @@ int isa_irq_pending __P((struct isa_device *dvp));
 #ifndef LOCORE
 extern vm_offset_t isaphysmem;
 #endif
+
+/*
+ * defines for elink_reset()  (See isa.c)
+ */
+#define ELINK_ID_PORT	0x100
+#define ELINK_RESET	0xc0
diff --git a/sys/dev/isa/if_ep.c b/sys/dev/isa/if_ep.c
index 219f5c6e5a97..74367ff2412e 100644
--- a/sys/dev/isa/if_ep.c
+++ b/sys/dev/isa/if_ep.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *	$Id: if_ep.c,v 1.16 1994/02/15 22:57:09 mycroft Exp $
+ *	$Id: if_ep.c,v 1.17 1994/02/16 07:26:50 hpeyerl Exp $
  */
 /*
  * TODO:
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int epbusyeeprom __P((struct isa_device * is));
  * Rudimentary support for multiple cards is here but is not
  * currently handled.  In the future we will have to add code
  * for tagging the cards for later activation.  We wanna do something
- * about the id_port.  We're limited due to current config procedure.
+ * about the ELINK_ID_PORT.  We're limited due to current config procedure.
  * Magnum config holds promise of a fix but we'll have to wait a bit.
  */
 int
@@ -130,37 +130,36 @@ epprobe(is)
 {
 	struct ep_softc *sc = &ep_softc[is->id_unit];
 	u_short k;
-	int	id_port = 0x100;/* XXX */
 
 	outw(BASE + EP_COMMAND, GLOBAL_RESET);
 	DELAY(1000);
-	outb(id_port, 0xc0);	/* Global reset to id_port. */
+	elink_reset();	/* global reset to ELINK_ID_PORT */
 	DELAY(1000);
-	epsendidseq(id_port);
+	epsendidseq(ELINK_ID_PORT);
 	DELAY(1000);
 
 	/*
 	 * MFG_ID should have 0x6d50.
 	 * PROD_ID should be 0x9[0-f]50
 	 */
-	k = epreadeeprom(id_port, EEPROM_MFG_ID);
+	k = epreadeeprom(ELINK_ID_PORT, EEPROM_MFG_ID);
 	if (k != MFG_ID)
 		return (0);
-	k = epreadeeprom(id_port, EEPROM_PROD_ID);
+	k = epreadeeprom(ELINK_ID_PORT, EEPROM_PROD_ID);
 	if ((k & 0xf0ff) != (PROD_ID & 0xf0ff))
 		return (0);
 
-	k = epreadeeprom(id_port, EEPROM_ADDR_CFG);	/* get addr cfg */
+	k = epreadeeprom(ELINK_ID_PORT, EEPROM_ADDR_CFG);	/* get addr cfg */
 	k = (k & 0x1f) * 0x10 + 0x200;			/* decode base addr. */
 	if (k != is->id_iobase)
 		return (0);
 
-	k = epreadeeprom(id_port, EEPROM_RESOURCE_CFG);
+	k = epreadeeprom(ELINK_ID_PORT, EEPROM_RESOURCE_CFG);
 	k >>= 12;
 	if (is->id_irq != (1 << ((k == 2) ? 9 : k)))
 		return (0);
 
-	outb(id_port, ACTIVATE_ADAPTER_TO_CONFIG);
+	outb(ELINK_ID_PORT, ACTIVATE_ADAPTER_TO_CONFIG);
 
 	return (0x10);		/* 16 bytes of I/O space used. */
 }
diff --git a/sys/dev/isa/isa.c b/sys/dev/isa/isa.c
index 8d8743d2ae9b..b0d4bef2340e 100644
--- a/sys/dev/isa/isa.c
+++ b/sys/dev/isa/isa.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	from: @(#)isa.c	7.2 (Berkeley) 5/13/91
- *	$Id: isa.c,v 1.32 1993/12/20 09:11:52 mycroft Exp $
+ *	$Id: isa.c,v 1.33 1994/02/16 07:26:52 hpeyerl Exp $
  */
 
 /*
@@ -94,6 +94,23 @@ int config_isadev(struct isa_device *, u_int *);
 void config_attach(struct isa_driver *, struct isa_device *);
 static void sysbeepstop(int);
 
+/*
+ * elink_reset: This is the reset code for the dumb 3c50[79] cards
+ * which is required during probe.  The problem is that the two cards
+ * use the same reset to the ID_PORT and hence the two drivers will
+ * reset each others cards. This is notably non-optimal.
+ */
+ 
+void
+elink_reset()
+{  
+	static x;
+
+	if(x == 0)
+		outb(ELINK_ID_PORT, ELINK_RESET);
+	x = 1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Configure all ISA devices
  */