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Date:      Sun, 4 Feb 2001 16:29:50 +0300
From:      "S A Malenkov" <sam@star.spb.ru>
To:        <mobile@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        "Warner Losh" <imp@harmony.village.org>
Subject:   Re: network config
Message-ID:  <008701c08eae$8cb9bb90$e16e71d4@cernunnos.star.spb.ru>

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SAM> but don't know how run network support with
SAM> PCMCIA: 3Com EtherLink III LAN PC Card (3C589D)


Edward Kovarski:
EK> Have you added pccard_enable="YES" to /etc/rc.conf?
EK> This will enable 'pccardd' which will handle the interface
EK> and you might want to also add pccard_ifconfig="DHCP"
EK> if the IP is handed out by a DHCP server.

Thank you very much. This is works.


Steve Carter:
SC> The 'ep' device handles most 3com PCMCIA cards, so make sure you have the
SC> following in your kernel config (which you will if it's the GENERIC):
SC> 
SC> device          ep
SC> 
SC> Boot up your machine into FreeBSD with the card inserted, login to vty 0
SC> as root then check that pccardd is running (ps -ax | grep pccard).  If
SC> it's not then type pccardd at the unix prompt.
SC> 
SC> You should see some log messages telling you that the card has been
SC> recognized and you should have an ep0 device if you do a ifconfig -a.
SC> 
SC> Now you can configure the card for IP as usual.

OK. I'll try this later, when I will reconfigure kernel.


Big thanks to all


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