Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 14:05:01 -0500 From: "Ron Wingfield" <dtcrtw@ionet.net> To: <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Post-installation and Configuration of a Novell NE2000 Plus-3 Ethernet Card Message-ID: <001f01c1f20c$43e82060$4b1dea43@siecor.com>
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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 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I want to post-install and configure a=20 <STRONG>Novell NE2000 Plus 3</STRONG> Ethernet card on FreeBSD = 4.5. I can=20 start the <STRONG><EM>FreeBSD Configuration Menu</EM></STRONG>, and = select the=20 <STRONG><EM>Networking </EM></STRONG>option, which starts the=20 <STRONG><EM>Network Services Menu</EM></STRONG>. From that menu, I = select=20 the <STRONG><EM>Interfaces - Configure additional network interfaces=20 </EM></STRONG>option, which presents the <STRONG><EM>Network interface=20 information required </EM></STRONG>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. . . = <FONT=20 size=3D1>I had enough trouble sorting out the mouse and CDROM=20 problems.</FONT>)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>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?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This system will function as a proprietary internet web-server, = attached to=20 a <STRONG><EM>Cayman 3220-H </EM>gateway router</STRONG>, 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? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ron = W.</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C1F1E2.59E3F8A0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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