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 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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