From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Aug 21 21:36:24 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from topaz.mdcc.cx (topaz.mdcc.cx [212.204.230.141]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1DA837B41B for ; Tue, 21 Aug 2001 21:36:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from edwin@mavetju.org) Received: from k7.mavetju.org (topaz.mdcc.cx [212.204.230.141]) by topaz.mdcc.cx (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17A422B6A4; Wed, 22 Aug 2001 06:35:57 +0200 (CEST) Received: by k7.mavetju.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 10F9C7A7; Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:35:51 +1000 (EST) Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:35:51 +1000 From: Edwin Groothuis To: Kelvin Ng Chee Hoong Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" Subject: Re: ifconfig Message-ID: <20010822143551.I459@k7.mavetju.org> Mail-Followup-To: Edwin Groothuis , Kelvin Ng Chee Hoong , "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" References: <3B8331A1.4030705@pacific.net.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3B8331A1.4030705@pacific.net.sg>; from nchee_hoong@pacific.net.sg on Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 12:14:25PM +0800 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 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 -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.MavEtJu.org edwin@mavetju.org | Interested in MUDs? Visit Fatal Dimensions: ------------------+ http://www.FatalDimensions.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message