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Date:      Tue, 24 Apr 2001 22:44:08 -0400
From:      "Dave VanAuken" <dave@hawk-systems.com>
To:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   FreeBSD w 3C905 cannot connect to Cisco 3524XL switch
Message-ID:  <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNGEJIFBAA.dave@hawk-systems.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010424191900.B68464@darkstar.gte.net>

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First:

router(also cisco) speaks to switch just fine
Win2K workstations using 3C905 cards speak to switch just
fine
FreeBSD servers using 3C905 cards have problems...

Had to manually set the xl0 interface to 100baseTX and
full-duplex or the switch would not even recognize that a
port was there (researched an article on this earlier...
something about the auto negotiation not working for some
BSD ports).

one that was done, the switch recognized that a cable was
attached and a NIC was on the other end.

Cannot get out of the FreeBSD box to the
switch/router/internet/other boxes on same network.

ping and other network utils respond with "host is down"

ifconfig shows the interface up(have also tried downing and
upping) and reads the media correct, HOWEVER it does
indicate   "status: no carrier"

am wondering if it is not picking up the switch during boot
or something.

At a loss here.  The FreeBSD boxes are the only pieces of
hardware unable to get online as a result of this.

using unroutables, here is what the network looks like:
Network 192.168.1.0/26
Router 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.192
Switch 192.168.1.5 255.255.255.192
Workstations 192.168.1.20-24 255.255.255.192
FreeBSD1 192.168.1.10 255.255.255.192  Gateway Router
192.168.1.1
	aliased 192.168.1.15-17 255.255.255.192
FreeBSD2 192.168.1.11 255.255.255.192  Gateway Router
192.168.1.1

Obviously we are using all routable IP addresses, these are
for layout purposes only.

Any help or insight is appreciated.

Dave


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