Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 20:18:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Whalen <bri@sonicboom.org> To: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Intel-for-Gateway2000 10/100 fxp problems Message-ID: <20010926201806.B66729-100000@cx175057-a.ocnsd1.sdca.home.com> In-Reply-To: <200109270229.f8R2T8w27732@grumpy.dyndns.org>
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I guess it wouldn't hurt to see, I just wanted to make sure you either reran /stand/sysinstall for the new card or edited /etc/rc.conf. Brian "Sonic" Whalen Success = Preparation + Opportunity On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, David Kelly wrote: > Brian Whalen writes: > > does ifconfig actually list its allegedly applied ip address?? > > Yup. Along with sane MAC address, netmask, broadcast, and media. Media > is correctly reported and correctly changes when plugged into a 10baseT > hub, or into a 10/100 switch. Would be happy to copy/paste a copy for > everyone's second opinion but the machine is 17 miles away tonight and > I didn't leave a wire plugged into an Intel port. With that said, this > is one without a cable plugged into the fxp0: > > fxp0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > inet 192.168.100.254 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.100.255 > ether 00:03:47:0c:64:44 > media: Ethernet autoselect (none) > status: no carrier > xl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > inet 10.0.0.73 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 255.255.255.0 > ether 00:c0:4f:86:26:7b > media: Ethernet autoselect (10baseT/UTP) > status: active > > xl0 is getting its config from an NT server's dhcp. What the heck gives > with that broadcast address? That's awful. Have to look into it > tomorrow. Good old FreeBSD works anyhow. > > DHCP works on the xl0 interface but not on the fxp0. > > Have found a utility at http://www.intel.com/ for disabling the Intel > Network Boot Manager stuff. Genuine Intel card in my home machine works > but has version 2.1 or 2.2 of the Intel ROM (not going to reboot to find > out), problem Gateway brand cards have 2.6. Intel website says > 4.0.something is current... > > I suspect anything which runs before FreeBSD gets a shot at the chip. > > -- > David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net > ===================================================================== > The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its > capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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