From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 8 03:30:36 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DD7516A4CE for ; Sat, 8 Nov 2003 03:30:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from cmailg5.svr.pol.co.uk (cmailg5.svr.pol.co.uk [195.92.195.175]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7971243FA3 for ; Sat, 8 Nov 2003 03:30:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from robin@reportlab.com) Received: from modem-504.barrelled.dialup.pol.co.uk ([62.25.141.248] helo=jessikat.fsnet.co.uk) by cmailg5.svr.pol.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1AIRIX-0001LH-PV for freebsd-questions@freeBSD.ORG; Sat, 08 Nov 2003 11:30:34 +0000 Message-ID: Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 11:30:25 +0000 To: freebsd-questions@freeBSD.ORG From: Robin Becker MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Turnpike Integrated Version 5.01 U <8fY3TEtAaFySF58ErPUfo9YLW3> Subject: DELL Poweredge 400 SC NIC X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Robin Becker List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 11:30:36 -0000 Hi, I apologise if this is the wrong forum. I have to clone an old HP x386 freeBSD 4.5 system to a new DELL 400SC machine. I am taking the opportunity to upgrade to 4.9. In the setup I see no network devices are configured. There are a bunch that I could select (eg IBM Etherjet, NE100,....etc), but I don't have any good idea what to choose. I used the DELL cd and bios setup. Depending on which source I have either a legacy NIC w/pex (bios) or an INTEL PRO 1000 MT Gigabit Ethernet adapter (Setup CD hardware). I tried the setup kernel and with lsdev I see something called pex, but am not sure if that's the NIC. Is there anyone with some good advice on how to proceed? I can always add one of the various ethernet cards we have lying about if all else fails. -- Robin Becker