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Date:      Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:35:51 +1000
From:      Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org>
To:        Kelvin Ng Chee Hoong <nchee_hoong@pacific.net.sg>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: ifconfig
Message-ID:  <20010822143551.I459@k7.mavetju.org>
In-Reply-To: <3B8331A1.4030705@pacific.net.sg>; from nchee_hoong@pacific.net.sg on Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 12:14:25PM %2B0800
References:  <3B8331A1.4030705@pacific.net.sg>

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On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 12:14:25PM +0800, Kelvin Ng Chee Hoong wrote:
>     I have read on man ifconfig but confusing the parameter of 
> address_family . This parameter does support 'inet , inet6, atalk, ether 
> and ipx ' protocols. Which protocol should I choose since my FBSD is 
> directly connected to the router by using UTP cable ?  FYI , I have 

Depends on the protocol you're using. But since these days most
people use IPv4, you can safely use 'inet' here.

> encountered my CISCO router gradually receiving CRC error from the FBSD .
>      Does somebody know how to fine tuning the ethernet interface on the 
> FBSD to address CRC error issue ? Please advise .

A CRC-error is no problem, that's the nature of an ethernet-network.
Unless you're the only one attached to the UTP cable, then it
shouldn't happen. But don't worry too much about it, they happen
if you turn off/on the computer, ifcofnig up/down, disconnect the
cable et al.

Edwin
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