From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Aug 27 21:46:48 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8CBF37B409 for ; Tue, 27 Aug 2002 21:46:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtpout.mac.com (smtpout.mac.com [204.179.120.88]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A0C743E4A for ; Tue, 27 Aug 2002 21:46:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from patrickwhalen@mac.com) Received: from smtp-relay03.mac.com (smtp-relay03-en1 [10.13.10.222]) by smtpout.mac.com (Xserve/MantshX 2.0) with ESMTP id g7S4ke0e006776 for ; Tue, 27 Aug 2002 21:46:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from asmtp01.mac.com (asmtp01-qfe3 [10.13.10.65]) by smtp-relay03.mac.com (8.12.1/8.12.1/1.0) with ESMTP id g7S4keKN017969 for ; Tue, 27 Aug 2002 21:46:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from patrickwhalen.local ([216.17.84.130]) by asmtp01.mac.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with ESMTP id H1JELR00.OFF; Tue, 27 Aug 2002 21:46:39 -0700 Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 23:46:37 -0500 Subject: Re: NIC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v543) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org To: John Bleichert From: Patrick Whalen In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <2328C7A2-BA41-11D6-857D-003065D743AE@mac.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.543) Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tuesday, August 27, 2002, at 11:11 PM, John Bleichert wrote: > On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Patrick Whalen wrote: > >> Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 22:28:43 -0500 >> From: Patrick Whalen >> To: Charles Pelletier >> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >> Subject: Re: NIC >> >> Thanks for the reply. If there is a more appropriate place for this >> type of question, please let me know. >> >> The google search just turned up various copies of the Hardware >> Release >> Notes for freebsd. >> >> I found this document linked to aue(4) when going the Hardware Notes: >> >> http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/ >> man.cgi?query=aue&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-RELEASE >> >> This document says that the driver is for a USB ethernet adapters. >> Mine >> is a pci card with an RJ-45 port. Any idea why this would be? >> >> I did find a driver download from speedstream.com, but I would not >> know >> how to determine which is the correct driver for FreeBSD. Furthermore, >> I would not know where or how to install it. >> >> Working with unix, will I typically find drivers supplied by a >> hardware >> manufacturer, or are they more often built by other means? >> >> Thanks for your help. >> >> patrick >> > > > Normally the drivers come with the system kernel source code. Rarely, > with > the exception of nVidia and a tulip NIC driver > from Linksys a looooong time ago, have I gotten drivers from a > manufacturer. Now, some drivers in the source may have been > contributed by > manufacturers, I can't speak to that. > > You've hit a problem lots of us have at one time or another - trying to > load 'something else' on an old PC built specifically for windows and > finding a rare piece of hardware that doesnt exist outside the Windows > world. > > Get a new, common NIC - they're cheap :-) > > JB > > PS: and please bottom-post. > >> >> On Tuesday, August 27, 2002, at 09:44 PM, Charles Pelletier wrote: >> >>> bsdnet calls it the aue(4) driver. just do a google search for your >>> card AND >>> freebsd. that'll help. >>> >>> --charlie pelletier >>> --litmus(mp3.com/litmus) >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Patrick Whalen" >>> To: >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:57 PM >>> Subject: NIC >>> >>> >>>> I am a macintosh user who has been drawn into FreeBSD because of Mac >>>> OS >>>> X. I've just completed my first installation of 4.6.2 on an older >>>> Compaq Presario. >>>> >>>> Everything has gone well, except that I can't seem to get my network >>>> card to work. It is a Siemens SpeedStream 1020. How do I know which >>>> driver to choose when configuring the kernel at the very beginning >>>> of >>>> installation? If the proper driver is not listed, then how do I >>>> install >>>> one? >>>> >>>> This NIC is listed as compatible, so it should work. >>>> >>>> I appreciate any help >>>> >>>> thanks, >>>> patrick >>>> >>>> >>>> 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 >> > > > # John Bleichert > # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message The NIC that I have is actually new. I bought it specifically because it was listed in the Hardware Notes. When I install, or boot -c, I get a list of 6 drivers from which to choose. None of them stand out as the correct one. At first, it shows 7 conflicts. If I get rid of all of them, and then later on go into the Networking configuration, the card shows up as an unidentified device, or something to that effect. If I choose an arbitrary driver, either nothing will show up under Networking, or I will get something like faith0. Should I need to choose a driver, or is it automatic? Is there something else that I'm missing? Is there anything specific which I should look for when I type 'ifconfig'? thanks, patrick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message