Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 16:37:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Marty Poulin <mpoulin@honk.org> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /dev entries for NIC's Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.990917163352.9308A-100000@spectre> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909171343550.35608-100000@dt014nb6.san.rr.com>
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On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Doug wrote: > In a previous post I mentioned that the lack of a device entry in > /dev for an ethernet card might be a symptom of trouble. Someone was kind > enough to mention to me off list that not only is it not a sign of > trouble, but NIC's (Network Interface Cards) never have /dev entries. :) > My apologies for any confusion caused. > If I can add $0.02 - this is precisely why the charter for this list doesn't want people to ask questions here. Ask a bunch of newbies a question, and you'll get a bunch of different answers, all of them potentially wrong. I can understand wanting to help, but the best way to help someone in a situation like this is to point them to -questions where they can expect a more experienced level of support. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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