From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Oct 26 07:43:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA22155 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 07:43:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from portal.net.au (galley.portal.net.au [202.12.71.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA22146 for ; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 07:43:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from matt@portal.net.au) Received: (from matt@localhost) by portal.net.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) id CAA07638 for freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 02:12:29 +1030 (CST) From: Matt Baker Message-Id: <199810261542.CAA07638@portal.net.au> Subject: Digital chipset ethernet card To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 02:12:29 +1030 (CST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Howdy, Isn't it just great when your supplier changes the model of ethernet card they send you without warning... Up until now I've been using an SVEC digital chipset based 10/100 ethernet card with no problems. They have replaced this with the new model, based still on the DEC chipset, but now using a 21143-PC chip. And low and behold, it won't talk out the port. (system recognises it). The man pages say that the 21143 chip is supported, but I guess the line interface is not. Boot output is: Oct 27 00:08:22 squid /kernel: de0 rev 48 int a ir q 12 on pci0:9:0 Oct 27 00:08:22 squid /kernel: de0: 21143 [10-100Mb/s] pass 3.0 Oct 27 00:08:22 squid /kernel: de0: address 00:c0:ca:11:78:75 As an alternative I purchsed some Accton cards. Known as EN1207B's the system actually recognises them on boot. But again it won't talk out the port. (yep, tested cables etc, works fine with old card). These have a 21140-AF chip on then, and a Level One LXT970QC which I take is the line interface. Boot output is: Oct 27 00:18:41 squid /kernel: de0 rev 34 int a i rq 12 on pci0:9:0 Oct 27 00:18:41 squid /kernel: mapreg[10] type=1 addr=0000d400 size=0080. Oct 27 00:18:42 squid /kernel: mapreg[14] type=0 addr=e5800000 size=0080. Oct 27 00:18:42 squid /kernel: reg16: ioaddr=0xd400 size=0x80 Oct 27 00:18:42 squid /kernel: de0: ACCTON EN1207 21140A [10-100Mb/s] pass 2.2 Oct 27 00:18:42 squid /kernel: de0: address 00:00:e8:50:0e:a4 Oct 27 00:18:42 squid /kernel: de0: enabling 100baseTX port Anyone had any luck with getting either of these to work? Oh, OS is FreeBSD-2.2.7-RELEASE Thanks, Matt To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message