Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 00:53:40 +0200 From: Mark Huizer <xaa@stack.nl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SOLVED! (was: How do I fix the ethernet card I/O address (?)) Message-ID: <19970912005340.59098@xaa.stack.nl> In-Reply-To: <25758.874010970@monkeys.com>; from Ronald F. Guilmette on Thu, Sep 11, 1997 at 01:49:30PM -0700 References: <25758.874010970@monkeys.com>
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> So that's what I did. Bozo that I am, it didn't occur to me until > _after_ I sent out my earlier query that maybe the simple solution to > my problem was just to change the card address to match the OS address, > rather than vise versa (DUH!) Of course this entailed having to rummage > around and try to find the *&^%# configuration disk for the ethernet > card, and then (also) booting up DOS (yecch) from floppy again, and then > diddling the card addess in the DOS-based card configuration setup program, > and then praying... but it did work. Be happy that it boots from a DOS flop. My machine (cvsup.nl.freebsd.org) is so welltrained that it won't even consider booting from a dosfloppy, unless I disconnect one of its hard disks, very weird, but can you blame a machine for that stubborness? Mark
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