Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:06:08 -0400 From: Michael Powell <nightrecon@verizon.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ethernet card not working Message-ID: <h06hfl$pbu$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <1b30fd140906031136u577c15b1rdca015869491720f@mail.gmail.com>
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David Collins wrote: > Hi, > > I have just gotten an old ethernet card, not entirely sure how old it > is but it has pulse H1012 on one of the chips and appears as ethernet > device fxp0 in freebsd 7.0. > > When I plug an ethernet cable between this card and another computer > (freebsd 7.2) ifconfig says that the status has no carrier. When I > unplug either end and plug it into my ibook (OS X) the status changes > to active and I can ping the other computer. From this I can see that > both both freebsd computers have working ethernet cards and the cable > works also, just not freebsd-freebsd. > > Does anyone have any ideas why this might be the case and how to fix it? > One thing to consider is you may require a crossover cable for a computer to computer connection (e.g., no hub or switch in use). Most newer equipment will auto configure for any cabling arrangement so it doesn't matter if it's a straight-thru or crossover; but if you are using a straight-thru it may be failing because the old card is balking. Try using a crossover cable and see if it makes any difference. -Mike
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