Date: Mon, 22 Apr 96 10:03:56 MET DST From: edb@TFS.COM (Ed Booij) To: ue@nathan.ruhr.de (Udo Erdelhoff) Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Kernel config/ethernet Message-ID: <m0uBGbE-0005KpC@tfs.com> In-Reply-To: <m0uAaoM-0009RsC@nathan.ruhr.de>; from "Udo Erdelhoff" at Apr 20, 96 1:26 pm
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> Hi,
> I found a minor flaw in chapter 5.3.8 (Configuring the FreeBSD Kernel:
> The Configuration File:Networking). The paragraph in question deals
> with the pseudo device ether. The manual says:
>
> "ether is only needed if you have an Ethernet card".
>
> The problem is that a kernel without a driver for an Ethernet card
> but with ether will not compile. The paragraph for ether should be
> rephrased to include this piece of information. My suggestion:
>
> pseudo-device ether
> ether includes generic Ethernet protocol code. It must be included
> if your kernel contains support for an Ethernet card. You must comment
> out ether if you have removed all Ethernet card drivers.
I have it included without any ethernet card or driver installed.
I only have 2 slip-ports enabled.
The kernels compiles correctly.
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