From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 27 10:49:30 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A32EE37B401 for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:49:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from barryg.mi.celestial.com (dagney.celestial.com [192.136.111.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AD0043FBD for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:49:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bill@celestial.com) Received: by barryg.mi.celestial.com (Postfix, from userid 203) id 84333639A6; Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:49:29 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:49:29 -0700 From: Bill Campbell To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030627104929.C24614@barryg.mi.celestial.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20030627120208.11551.qmail@web80511.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20030627120208.11551.qmail@web80511.mail.yahoo.com>; from flow_of_rhin@yahoo.com on Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 01:02:08PM +0100 Subject: Re: realtek 8139 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd@celestial.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 17:49:30 -0000 On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 01:02:08PM +0100, Florin Betivoiu wrote: >Hello, >I have FreeBSD 4.8 Release. At one time I pulled out the network cable >and I got this message: > ... > >and it isn't. On the same sistem resides a windows which is not >bothered by anything. What is wrong? What did I do? How can I undo it? >Point me to the path of my salvation, please :) Thank you. I can't say for sure about FreeBSD being a newbie myself, but Realtek NICs have proven flakey at best on Linux systems and generally to be avoided. We generally stick to Intel and 3COM NICs (there's a local PC recycler here that usually has 3c905bs available for about $20 each and 3COM honors their lifetime warranty if there are problems with them). Bill -- INTERNET: bill@Celestial.COM Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ ``The Income Tax has made more Liars out of American people than Golf has.'' Will Rogers