From owner-freebsd-questions Thu May 2 12: 5:53 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from app2.nasc.inter.net (clueponbook.nasc.inter.net [203.176.60.253]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D062637B419 for ; Thu, 2 May 2002 12:05:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 1cust75.tnt7.dfw9.da.uu.net ([67.234.29.75] helo=DTC2) by app2.nasc.inter.net with smtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 173Ltc-0000xQ-00 for FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org; Thu, 02 May 2002 15:05:41 -0400 Message-ID: <001f01c1f20c$43e82060$4b1dea43@siecor.com> Reply-To: "Ron Wingfield" From: "Ron Wingfield" To: Subject: Post-installation and Configuration of a Novell NE2000 Plus-3 Ethernet Card Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 14:05:01 -0500 Organization: Diversified Technologies Corporation MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01C1F1E2.59E3F8A0" X-Priority: 1 X-MSMail-Priority: High X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C1F1E2.59E3F8A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I want to post-install and configure a Novell NE2000 Plus 3 Ethernet = card on FreeBSD 4.5. I can start the FreeBSD Configuration Menu, and = select the Networking option, which starts the Network Services Menu. = From that menu, I select the Interfaces - Configure additional network = interfaces option, which presents the Network interface information = required panel. There are no Ethernet devices in the list. (I suspect = that this is because) when I initially installed FreeBSD 4.5, I did not = have the NE2000 in hand; therefore, I deactivated all Ethernet devices = (seemed like the thing to do at the time. . . I had enough trouble = sorting out the mouse and CDROM problems.) To what file, table, etc. do I add the Ethernet card description; or = what utility procedure can be accessed to activate the required device = entry? Does this require a kernel rebuild? This system will function as a proprietary internet web-server, attached = to a Cayman 3220-H gateway router, capable of IPv4, PPPoE, PPPoA, PPP = Subnet extension, Ethernet LLC, and other protocols. It also supports = local DHCP and NATs. (What) should I enable regarding PPP in the = FreeBSD v4.5 environment. Most of what I read in the MAN pages = regarding PPP discuss dial-up connections and hardwired Ethernet = connections. I don't find any discussion of ADSL services. Any = suggestions?=20 Thanks, Ron W. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C1F1E2.59E3F8A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I want to post-install and configure a=20 Novell NE2000 Plus 3 Ethernet card on FreeBSD = 4.5. I can=20 start the FreeBSD Configuration Menu, and = select the=20 Networking option, which starts the=20 Network Services Menu. From that menu, I = select=20 the Interfaces - Configure additional network interfaces=20 option, which presents the Network interface=20 information required panel. There are no Ethernet = devices in=20 the list. (I suspect that this is because) when I initially = installed=20 FreeBSD 4.5, I did not have the NE2000 in hand; therefore, I deactivated = all=20 Ethernet devices (seemed like the thing to do at the time. . . = I had enough trouble sorting out the mouse and CDROM=20 problems.)

To what file, table, etc. do I add the = Ethernet=20 card description; or what utility procedure can be accessed to activate = the=20 required device entry? Does this require a kernel = rebuild?

This system will function as a proprietary internet web-server, = attached to=20 a Cayman 3220-H gateway router, capable of = IPv4,=20 PPPoE, PPPoA, PPP Subnet extension, Ethernet LLC, and other = protocols. It=20 also supports local DHCP and NATs. (What) should I enable = regarding PPP in=20 the FreeBSD v4.5 environment. Most of what I read in the MAN pages = regarding PPP discuss dial-up connections and hardwired Ethernet=20 connections. I don't find any discussion of ADSL services. = Any=20 suggestions?

Thanks,

Ron = W.

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