From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 18 22:24:06 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D34A106564A for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:24:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au) Received: from angel.comcen.com.au (angel.comcen.com.au [203.23.236.69]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D383D8FC15 for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:24:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au) Received: from [192.168.0.185] (unknown [202.172.126.254]) by angel.comcen.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39EDD5C2E75C for ; Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:21:43 +1000 (EST) From: Da Rock To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <48D2BFBB.20003@lessa.org> References: <48D2BFBB.20003@lessa.org> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:21:02 +1000 Message-Id: <1221776462.29382.34.camel@laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.3 (2.12.3-5.fc8) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-comcen_com_au-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: 39EDD5C2E75C.81703 X-comcen_com_au-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-comcen_com_au-MailScanner-From: rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au X-Spam-Status: No Subject: Re: Realtek 8111/8168B and Atheros 5100ABGN X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:24:06 -0000 On Thu, 2008-09-18 at 16:53 -0400, Demian Lessa wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > I have a Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC and an Atheros > 5100ABGN wireless adapter on my notebook. > > FreeBSD-7 STABLE cannot configure either card. devinfo shows full info > from the Realtek device and partial info from the Atheros device. In a > nutshell, I have no network connectivity on this box. > > In PC-BSD-7, the Realtek works out of the box, but no luck with the > Atheros card either. The issue here is that I don't know which modules > are different from PC-BSD-7 to FreeBSD-7 STABLE. > > A recent thread I read on the web mentions a problem with 8168B not > working in the stable or current releases (Jul/08 and Aug/08). Could any > kind soul give me a couple pointers on how to get these cards to work on > FreeBSD? I am using PC-BSD for now, but I'd rather use FreeBSD. > > Thanks to all, I've had trouble with the 8111c, but I'm using 6.2 (tried 7 and didn't think it was stable enough for my systems). Their is a 3rd party driver mentioned under the drivers list, but its only suitable for FBSD up to 6.x. Sorry I can't help further, but thats what I know about this hardware. Cheers and good luck -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.