Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 16:34:02 -0600 From: "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> To: <markp@utd.rochester.edu>, <doc@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Trouble finding info Message-ID: <006d01c04a9d$29f7cb00$0200000a@vladsempire.net> References: <16AC7B80DB9BF44588C90C8EA99854EB05325F@acs-exc1.acs.rochester.edu>
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----- Original Message ----- From: <markp@utd.rochester.edu> To: <doc@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 2:52 PM Subject: Trouble finding info > To Whom It May Concern: > > I am attempting my first installation of Free BSD, and yes I am pretty > green. The ppp tutorial references network card device names, as in: > Other models of network adapters may have different device names in FreeBSD. > Check the FAQ for specifics about your network adapter. If you're not sure > of the device name of your adapter, check the FreeBSD FAQ to determine the > device name for the card you have and substitute that name (i.e.: 'de0', > 'zp0', or similar) in the following steps. > However, I am using a 3ComElink III. It is on the Hardware Configuration > List, but the installation routine for Free BSD makes no reference to 3Com, > and nowhere in the FAQ can I find device names for specific cards, just the > few chipset choices found in the installation script. > > Thank you, > Mark Pierce > This is more of an issue, I think, for the questions mailing list. I think that you are wondering what the device name of your network card is under FreeBSD. Send the output of dmesg and we'll be able to tell you what the device name is. I am sure that there are some out there who know what it is off the top of their head, but I don't. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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