Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 12:00:37 -0400 From: Jim C <jconner@enterit.com> To: David Ward <David@intelemedia.com>, "'Greg Lehey'" <grog@lemis.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: 3c509 vs. DHCP Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000405120019.00a75f10@mail.enterit.com> In-Reply-To: <018EFBB4FBD6D2119F7F00E0292282354C7436@exchange01.inteleme dia.com>
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Cool!! Good deal! - Jim At 09.58 05.04.00 -0500, David Ward wrote: >dilemma solved...it was a simple PnP issue with the 3c509...oi, I feel like >an >idiot...sorry for wasting all of your time... > >thanks for the clue Jim! > >to sum up, FreeBSD detected the NIC, when I tried to configure DHCP during >OS >Install, the OS would hang on detect DHCP Servers..Simple Solution, Disable >Plug >and Play on the NIC..Problem solved... > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jim Conner [mailto:jconner@enterit.com] >Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 12:45 AM >To: David Ward; 'Greg Lehey' >Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: RE: 3c509 vs. DHCP > > >At 11:45 PM 4/4/00 -0500, David Ward wrote: > > >Wow Greg, thanks for taking the time to help a newbie who is obviously > >having trouble with the apples and oranges of FreeBSD..let me tell ya, > >your book beats hell out of any other tech books I've read. > > > > >On Tuesday, 4 April 2000 at 16:43:38 -0500, David Ward wrote: > > >> I'm guessing that to have DHCP enabled on a freeBSD 3.4 release > > >> machine, with a WinNT 4.0 Server acting as the DHCP server that I > > >> will need to have SAMBA installed and configured first?? > > > > >No. > >phew...thank god for small amounts of happiness :) > > > > > > >> Currently I'm just looking at the 'Scanning for DHCP Servers...' > > >> dialog box...what fun what fun... > > > > >Dialogue box? > >Yes, I'm ashamed to admit it, but this is during the initial OS > >install/configuration from /stand/sysinstall..and problems with DHCP >clients > >isn't covered in your book.. :( when I configure the N.I.C. > >I'm telling it to use DHCP, and it automatically starts a search for a > >DHCP server..(I take it I should just skip the N.I.C. config 'till I get > >the OS up and running?) > >Hmm...it shouldn't matter whether the OS is "up and running" or not. The >backend for the NIC is running and everything should be in place for it to >get the info it needs from a valid DHCP server. *nix doesn't have the >problems NT has when it comes to working with the hardware. No need to >reboot or anything. (actually NT will do the same thing during >installation...and it even does it (usually) without having to reboot >during the install process). > > > >> unfortunately Greg's book only covers hang's on boot with the 509, > > > > >Well, no, it also discusees devices at IRQ 9 not working and missing > > >SCSI boards on HP's Netserver, and a few other things. But none are > > >relevant. > > > > >> and dealing with an NT network isn't covered at all to any extent > > >> that found as of yet.. > > > > >No, we only handle IP networks. > >that's what I was afraid of..for an NT guy who's last experience with > >UN*X was a 1 semester course 5 yrs ago, that's going to make > >integrating FreeBSD into my existing network a "challenge" to say the > >least > >Given some time and patience you may find yourself completely converted! =P > > > > >So what does dhclient say? > >to be honest, I haven't gotten that far..I'm going to try ignoring the > >config of the N.I.C. until I can get the OS up and running, then I'll see > >if I can configure it..unless you have another suggestion? (please please > >please say yes.. :) > >I don't remember the 509's that well but aren't they a PnP card? Do they >have a config utility? If so, did you use the config utility? If not, ><shot in the dark>does the OS seem to recognize the NIC?</shot in the >dark> I have never conf'ed a 509 in the *nix environment. So Im just >trying to spew (and spewing I am :) some ideas of process out there. > >- Jim > > > >[16 lines of .sig deleted] > > > > >Greg > > >-- > > >When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. > > >For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html > > >Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key > > >See complete headers for address and phone numbers > > > > > >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 > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Today's errors, in contrast: >Windows - "Invalid page fault in module kernel32.dll at 0032:A16F2935" >UNIX - "segmentation fault - core dumped" >Humanous Beingsus - "OOPS, I've fallen and I can't get up" >------------------------------- >Jim Conner >NOTJames >jconner@enterit.com > > > >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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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