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Date:      Thu, 20 Apr 2000 07:42:14 -0400
From:      "Otter" <otterr@telocity.com>
To:        "R Joseph Wright" <rjoseph@speakeasy.org>, "Arcady Genkin" <a.genkin@utoronto.ca>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Just got my DSL today...AARGH!!
Message-ID:  <002501bfaabd$7981bdf0$555be3d8@telocity.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004192327030.195-100000@mammalia.sea>

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----- Original Message -----
From: "R Joseph Wright" <rjoseph@speakeasy.org>
To: "Arcady Genkin" <a.genkin@utoronto.ca>
Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 2:29 AM
Subject: Re: Just got my DSL today...AARGH!!


> On 19 Apr 2000, Arcady Genkin wrote:
>
> > R Joseph Wright <rjoseph@speakeasy.org> writes:
> >
> > > Okay, I just read the manual page.  If there is an interrupt conflict,
how
> > > do I go about changing that?  What commands tell me which ones are in
> > > use?  Is it a simple matter of changing the line in the kernel config?
> > >
> > > device ed0 at isa? port 0x280 irq 10 iomem 0xd8000
> >
> > Yes (and recompiling your kernel, that is). You need to set correct
> > port *and* irq values. The hard thing is finding them out.
> >
> > Ideally, there should be a DOS based setup utility for your card, but
> > IIRC you don't have any sort of drivers/docs for the card. If you went
> > to the manufacturer's website, you could definitely d/l the setup
> > utility from there. I have an ISA ne2000 card, if you want to give it
> > a shot, I can email you the setup disk for it.
> >
> > You can also read Linux's Ethernet-HOWTO for help with identifying the
> > card. Specifically look at sections 5 and 7. That document describes
> > pretty much every card one can find, and gives links to manufacturer's
> > website.
> >
> > http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Ethernet-HOWTO.html
> >
> > OTOH, if you had Window~1 installed on the same machine, you could use
> > it as a tool to determine the card's configuration (provided the card
> > is recognized by it).
> > --
> > Arcady Genkin                                 http://www.thpoon.com
> > Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
>
> I just spent about 2 1/2 hours in windows trying to get the card to work
> using downloaded drivers.  I've concluded that tomorrow I'll go buy a well
> known, well supported one.  Any recommendations?  Preferrably cheap.
>

Intel Ether Express Pro 10/100 (uses the fxp driver and has been touted by
many to be one of the better card/driver combinations available). By the
way, the ISP's support techs did not officially give me the DHCP info. It
was one of the guys that I know who does programming for them, mentioned in
casual conversation.
-Otter


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