From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 5 19:22:34 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from zeus.anet-chi.com (zeus.anet-chi.com [207.7.4.6]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 440411526A for ; Sun, 5 Dec 1999 19:22:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from parrothd@midwest.net) Received: from supplies (209-224-62-25.nap.il.anet.com [209.224.62.25]) by zeus.anet-chi.com (8.9.3/spamfix) with SMTP id VAA18766; Sun, 5 Dec 1999 21:21:44 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199912060321.VAA18766@zeus.anet-chi.com> X-Sender: parrothd@mail.midwest.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0 Date: Sun, 05 Dec 1999 21:27:16 -0600 To: Andrew Sparrow , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: "Jonathan E. Lyons" Subject: Re: Intel/Compaq 10/100 NIC gives identical MAC In-Reply-To: <199912060244.SAA25035@shell7.ba.best.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Is there a setup disk that comes with the cards? If so, you may wanna check if you change/specify the Mac address...... Just a thought.... At 06:44 PM 12/5/99 -0800, Andrew Sparrow wrote: > >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: 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 > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > Jonathan E. Lyons FreeBSD! parrothd@midwest.net CCNA, MCP, MCSE, A+ Certified http://parrothd.midwest.net/ ICQ # 14226912 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message