Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 18:53:26 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: "Matthew Zahorik" <maz@albany.net> Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ethernet problem on Tsunami Message-ID: <200003100253.SAA02732@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 09 Mar 2000 21:46:07 EST." <006501bf8a3a$cb7d8380$c320a118@matthome>
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> > I have a bunch of Alpha DS10s running Linux. (dmesg below) The previous > administratior of these machines is now gone, and the current administration > are big fans of FreeBSD (myself included) and are tired of Linux's > idiosyncrasies. > > We'd like to convert these over, but the dc driver doesn't see the built > in dual 10/100 Ethernet. The SRM generates link, but as soon as the kernel > takes control of the machine, we lose link and it never returns. You might try forcing the media type manually via ifconfig, in case there's something going wrong with the autonegotiation with your hub/ switch, and make sure that SRM has the correct media type set for the adapters. Normally I'd suggest you talk to Bill Paul (the author of the 'dc' driver), but he's recently disappeared and I've not had any success in locating him. 8( -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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