Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 22:32:32 -0500 (EST) From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> To: Mike Hogsett <hogsett@csl.sri.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PCMCIA device timeouts Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0212112230070.10456-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <200212120239.gBC2d3KX024072@axp.csl.sri.com>
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On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, Mike Hogsett wrote: > Subject: PCMCIA device timeouts > > > Greetings, > > I installed FreeBSD (4.7) on a laptop today. I did a network install > using a LinkSys PCMPC100 (shows up as ed1). Install was flawless. > Rebooted the machine, performed some additional port installs (over the > network) and did a cvsup to RELENG_4_7. Everything was fine. I shutdown > the machine and brought it home. > > Now I am getting messages such as : > > /kernel: ed1: device timeout > > I also get a similar messages if I stick in my Cisco Aironet 350 PCMCIA > wireless card. > > It is not able to arp for its gateway. tcpdump shows no traffic at all. > (except originating from this host if I try a ping). > > The LinkSys card shows link, but its activity light is on solid. I have > tried both PCMCIA slots. > > Any suggestions greatly appreciated. > Sorry I can't help, but I can tell you I had the same experience with a PCMPC100 in FreeBSD and Linux. I never got it to work fully in FreeBSD - I did get it to work in Linux, but it performed very very badly. I ended up replacing it with a 3com. Just sharing the experience. Good luck - JB # John Bleichert # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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