Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 13:52:00 -0500 From: Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net> To: FreeBSD mobile <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ignorant networking Qs Message-ID: <20020203185200.GA13972@pir.net> In-Reply-To: <20020203100342.L1494@shell.gsinet.sittig.org> References: <20020131035924.GA2301@burningclown.com> <3C599EA2.14288.A9A8F00@localhost> <20020203100342.L1494@shell.gsinet.sittig.org>
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Gerhard Sittig <Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net> probably said:
> ISTR it is a 3c589 you are talking about? Those I had (3c589D)
> always failed to recognize the twisted pair connection, falling
> back to BNC. Take a look at the ifconfig(8) and the rc.conf(5)
> manpages and read how to add "media 10baseT/UTP" to your NIC
> setup.
I have at least one of several 3c589 revisions B, C and D. All of
them have always just worked for 10bT for me.
The /etc/defaults/pccard.conf entry defines which link type it
uses by default;
# 3Com Etherlink III 3C589, 3C589B, 3C589C, 3C589D
card "3Com Corporation" "/3C589/"
config auto "ep" ?
insert /etc/pccard_ether $device start -link0 link1
# insert /etc/pccard_ether $device start link0 -link1
remove /etc/pccard_ether $device stop
These should probably be changed to 'media foo' options, though.
Either way I've never had a problem with 3c589s and 10bT, it's just
worked out of the box which is why I use them to network install
machines so often.
P.
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