struct sky2_hw *hw = sky2->hw;
        unsigned port = sky2->port;
        u32 ramsize, rxspace, imask;
-       int err;
+       int cap, err = -ENOMEM;
        struct net_device *otherdev = hw->dev[sky2->port^1];
 
-       /* Block bringing up both ports at the same time on a dual port card.
-        * There is an unfixed bug where receiver gets confused and picks up
-        * packets out of order. Until this is fixed, prevent data corruption.
+       /*
+        * On dual port PCI-X card, there is an problem where status
+        * can be received out of order due to split transactions
         */
-       if (otherdev && netif_running(otherdev)) {
-               printk(KERN_INFO PFX "dual port support is disabled.\n");
-               return -EBUSY;
-       }
+       if (otherdev && netif_running(otherdev) &&
+           (cap = pci_find_capability(hw->pdev, PCI_CAP_ID_PCIX))) {
+               struct sky2_port *osky2 = netdev_priv(otherdev);
+               u16 cmd;
+
+               cmd = sky2_pci_read16(hw, cap + PCI_X_CMD);
+               cmd &= ~PCI_X_CMD_MAX_SPLIT;
+               sky2_pci_write16(hw, cap + PCI_X_CMD, cmd);
+
+               sky2->rx_csum = 0;
+               osky2->rx_csum = 0;
+       }
 
-       err = -ENOMEM;
        if (netif_msg_ifup(sky2))
                printk(KERN_INFO PFX "%s: enabling interface\n", dev->name);
 
        sky2->duplex = -1;
        sky2->speed = -1;
        sky2->advertising = sky2_supported_modes(hw);
-
-       /* Receive checksum disabled for Yukon XL
-        * because of observed problems with incorrect
-        * values when multiple packets are received in one interrupt
-        */
-       sky2->rx_csum = (hw->chip_id != CHIP_ID_YUKON_XL);
+       sky2->rx_csum = 1;
 
        spin_lock_init(&sky2->phy_lock);
        sky2->tx_pending = TX_DEF_PENDING;