Date: Sun, 5 Dec 1999 18:44:01 -0800 (PST) From: Andrew Sparrow <spadger@best.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Intel/Compaq 10/100 NIC gives identical MAC Message-ID: <199912060244.SAA25035@shell7.ba.best.com>
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Hi.
I just bought 3 of these cards to replace some DEC 21143-based
cards that won't negotiate correctly with my Linksys switch. I was
briefly happy with the Intel cards, until I realised that they all
appear to FreeBSD (3.3-STABLE Wed Dec 1 14:27:14 PST 1999) to have
identical MAC addresses, and hence won't talk to one another...
A search on the mailing list archive turned up a a response from
DG regarding this last month, but nothing since.
The probe information/driver messages say:
found-> vendor=0x8086, dev=0x1229, revid=0x08
class=02-00-00, hdrtype=0x00, mfdev=0
subordinatebus=0 secondarybus=0
intpin=a, irq=10
map[0]: type 1, range 32, base e1110000, size 12
map[1]: type 4, range 32, base 00006200, size 6
map[2]: type 1, range 32, base e1000000, size 20
fxp0: <Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100B Ethernet> rev 0x08 int a irq 10 on pci0.10.0
fxp0: Ethernet address 00:a4:c0:91:d2:9c, 10Mbps
fxp0: warning: unsupported PHY, type = 0, addr = 0
As in the previous report, 'Doze reports a different MAC address,
and thinks the card is an "Intel(R) PRO/100+ Management Adapter
with Alert on LAN".
I think that these cards are the Intel 741462-xxx (PILA8460BN)
parts, with the trailing 3-connector pigtail lead (presumably for
the Wake-On-Lan and/or Management functions) and 2 LED's. They are
Intel 82559-based.
The cards seem to work perfectly (thanks to the auto-negotiation),
but only one at a time on the network :-(
I note that the FAQ on Intel's web site has the following to say regarding
this card:
My PRO/100+ appears to load OK in Windows NT* 4.0, but I can?t
browse the network.
The driver included in NT 4.0 for the Intel PRO/100B line is
outdated and may not work correctly on newer hardware, such
as the PRO/100+. Please update your drivers to the latest
version in 100PDISK.EXE
Is there any more information available about this problem, is
there anything I can do to help, would the loan/donation of a card
itself help?
Regards,
Andy Sparrow
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