From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Dec 9 09:33:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA05327 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 09:33:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from alcatel.fr (news.alcatel.fr [194.133.58.131]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA05322 for ; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 09:33:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr) From: Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr Received: from alcatel.fr (gatekeeper-ssn.alcatel.fr [155.132.180.244]) by mailgate.alcatel.fr (ALCANET/SMTP) with ESMTP id TAA02954; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 19:32:09 +0100 Received: from lune.telspace.alcatel.fr (lune.telspace.alcatel.fr [155.132.144.65]) by aifhs2.alcatel.fr (ALCANET/SMTP2) with ESMTP id SAA09701; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:31:15 +0100 (MET) Received: from telss1 (telss1.telspace.alcatel.fr [155.132.51.4]) by lune.telspace.alcatel.fr (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id SAA29771; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:09:01 +0100 (MET) Received: from telspace.alcatel.fr by telss1 (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA18730; Wed, 9 Dec 98 18:13:38 +0100 Received: from localhost by telspace.alcatel.fr with SMTP (1.40.112.12/16.2) id AA002433159; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:05:59 +0100 X-Openmail-Hops: 1 Date: Wed, 9 Dec 98 17:45:48 +0100 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <19981209154035.23035.qmail@hotmail.com> Subject: Re : Networking FreeBSD 2.2.7 w/3Com 3C509b Mime-Version: 1.0 To: ricardo_stewart@hotmail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; name="Re" Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Re" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Help, > > I've installed FreeBSD 2.2.7 on a Pentium 300 using a 3com 3C509B > Etherlink III network card. My rc.conf file has it properly configured > (ifconfig_ep0="inet myIPaddress netmask 255.255.255.0"), but I can only > ping my host ip. > > The host is connected to another host via a hub, but the indicator > lights on the hub are not lit. This, to me indicates that the network > card is not configured correctly... > > I've read some BSD news articles that state that FreeBSD 2.2.7 does not > support the 3C509b card, although the 3C509 is claimed to be supported. NO !!! You're confusing 3c509 and 3c905 The 3c509 is well supported (even in B-version) You may have to setup your NIC tu use the right connector with a dos utility (3c5x9cfg.exe) from 3Com. TfH > I am beginning to believe the product documentation is wrong.. But, what > is the solution?? Is there a driver available? > > Thanks for your help, > > Rick > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.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