From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jan 3 11:53:36 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from durendal.skynet.be (durendal.skynet.be [195.238.3.128]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21A4D37B405 for ; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:53:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from ducati748 (adsl-81196.turboline.skynet.be [217.136.189.44]) by durendal.skynet.be (8.11.6/8.11.6/Skynet-OUT-2.16) with SMTP id g03JrNS09632 for ; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 20:53:23 +0100 (MET) (envelope-from ) Message-ID: <002401c19490$37155170$2cbd88d9@ducati748> From: "Alain Fabry" To: Subject: no network connectivity + no mouse recognized Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 20:52:43 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0021_01C19498.976D0A10" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 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 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C19498.976D0A10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, I'm a beginner installing FreeBSD 4.4-Release. I've installed this on a machine with dual OS (Win2000 and FreeBSD) and = I'm encountering 2 problems. 1. For some reason FreeBSD is not recognizing my Microsoft Intellimouse = on Serial port COM2. When doing the installation I'm provinding all the = necessary information but still it does not work. Without this I can't = configure X-server/client. What are some steps I can take to get this to = work? 2. Another problem I have is that I cannot get a network connection = going. I've got it connected with a cross cable to another Win2000 = machine. When I do a ifconfig my ex0 (Intel Etherexpress Pro+) network = card indicates that it is up. I can ping its own IP address but cannot = seem to get any further (other machine). The routing seems to be fine = when I do a netstat -rn. The strange thing I notice is that I don't have = an entry in my arp table for the other machine. When I have both systems = running Win2000, my network connection works fine, so I know the cable = is good and the network card works. I've tried to manually put the MAC addresses in (arp -s ip MAC) but that = doesn't work. Another strange thing is that it shows in ifconfig that = the mac address is ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff even though it is something = completely different. Media type is correctly configured. Please let me know what steps I can take to troubleshoot this system and = get my mouse and network card to work as they should. If you have any specific questions, please let me know. I would give you more detailed information such as the output of = ifconfig/netstat etc, but I don't know how to get it from that machine = to this machine. I know a floppy should work but since I'm a beginner I = don't know yet how to get it to read a dos floppy so I can read it with = this machine. Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks in advance, Soon to be FreeBSDer (Hopefully) Alain ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C19498.976D0A10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

All, I'm a beginner installing FreeBSD=20 4.4-Release.

I've installed this on a machine with = dual OS=20 (Win2000 and FreeBSD) and I'm encountering 2 problems.

1. For some reason FreeBSD is not = recognizing my=20 Microsoft Intellimouse on Serial port COM2. When doing the installation = I'm=20 provinding all the necessary information but still it does not work. = Without=20 this I can't configure X-server/client. What are some steps I can take = to get=20 this to work?

2. Another problem I have is that I = cannot get a=20 network connection going. I've got it connected with a cross cable to = another=20 Win2000 machine. When I do a ifconfig my ex0 (Intel Etherexpress Pro+) = network=20 card indicates that it is up. I can ping its own IP address but cannot = seem to=20 get any further (other machine). The routing seems to be fine when I do = a=20 netstat -rn. The strange thing I notice is that I don't have an entry in = my arp=20 table for the other machine. When I have both systems running Win2000, = my=20 network connection works fine, so I know the cable is good and the = network card=20 works.

I've tried to manually put the MAC = addresses in=20 (arp -s ip MAC) but that doesn't work. Another strange thing is that it = shows in=20 ifconfig that the mac address is ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff even though it is = something=20 completely different. Media type is correctly configured.

Please let me know what steps I can = take to=20 troubleshoot this system and get my mouse and network card to work as = they=20 should.

If you have any specific questions, = please let me=20 know.

I would give you more detailed = information such as=20 the output of ifconfig/netstat etc, but I don't know how to get it from = that=20 machine to this machine. I know a floppy should work but since I'm a = beginner I=20 don't know yet how to get it to read a dos floppy so I can read it with = this=20 machine.

Hope to hear from you = soon.

Thanks in advance,

Soon to be FreeBSDer = (Hopefully)

Alain

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