From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Sep 29 7:28: 6 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from unix.megared.net.mx (megamail.megared.com.mx [207.249.162.252]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 079CD15306 for ; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 07:27:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Received: from ales (ales.megared.net.mx [207.249.163.251]) by unix.megared.net.mx (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id JAA65665; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 09:26:03 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Message-ID: <00bb01bf0a86$a7d039c0$fba3f9cf@megared.net.mx> Reply-To: "Alejandro Ramirez" From: "Alejandro Ramirez" To: , References: <3.0.6.32.19990928202007.008bc100@mail.9netave.net> Subject: RE: Is my NIC card dead? Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 09:26:44 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > A friend of mine brought his computer over, and plugged it into my network > here (taking the cable out of the back of my FreeBSD machine while it was > running, and plugging it into his). Now that computer can't ping out to > local machines or do anything. It's not the cable, since it still works in > my friend machine. Maybe an "ifconfig down" & "ifconfig up" would have fixed this. > 1) Is pulling the cable out of the card while it was running a risky > operation? No. > 2) I just reinstalled FreeBSD on that computer, and though it was an FTP > install (so obviously the card worked then), I'm not sure I've tried to > anything with it since, so maybe there's a config problem. That doesn't > make much sense to me, but is it possible? And how could I make sure? Check out the "dmesg" output and find your card, and if it says something weird like irq conflict or dma problem, you will have a problem with that card, but if it is working, Im pretty sure that you dont have a config problem. > 3) The network card is old, and if I replace it I'd be replacing it with a > different card. I've never configured any hardware with FreeBSD (I've just > let the install program do it). Is there anything special I have to do to > config it? (Actually never mind that question - I'm sure there's something > in the Handbook to cover it). "man ifconfig" > Thanks! > Chris > > > > 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