From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jul 31 13:20:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA18017 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 31 Jul 1998 13:20:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from resnet.uoregon.edu (resnet.uoregon.edu [128.223.144.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA18012 for ; Fri, 31 Jul 1998 13:20:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by resnet.uoregon.edu (8.8.5/8.8.8) with SMTP id NAA24921; Fri, 31 Jul 1998 13:20:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 13:20:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White To: Brian cc: FAQ@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: added hardware In-Reply-To: <35C2152F.1C8E9D26@vt.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG These sorts of questions belong on questions@freebsd.org, but I won't mind too terribly. On Fri, 31 Jul 1998, Brian wrote: > I want to know how to add a new eithernet card to my FreeBSD box. I > already have FreeBSD installed, and the only way I can find in the FAQ > or the handbook is too reinstall BSD using the initial device probe to > find my new network card. Actually, no. If it's a PCI card, you'll get a new instance of the driver loaded automatically. if it's an ISA card, though, you'll have to rebuild your kernel, which is fully described in the Handbook. What brand/model of card are you installing? Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message