Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 20:25:41 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com> To: "Ian P. Thomas" <ipthomas_77@yahoo.com> Cc: cjclark@alum.mit.edu, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cable connection problems Message-ID: <3B368505.124D07EC@iowna.com> References: <200106242325.TAA00916@scraemondaemon.my.domain>
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"Ian P. Thomas" wrote: > > I was unable to see any messages on boot regarding DHCP. Here is what > dmesg says about the NIC. I'm guessing your /etc/rc.conf is set up improperly. Could you send the list a copy? > fxp0: <Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100B Ethernet> rev 0x0c int a irq 17 on > pci0.1 3.0 > fxp0: Ethernet address 00:02:b3:1a:b2:81 These cards work fine - as long as it's not integrated into the mobo. Is the network card a seperate card? > I do get this at the end though. Is this the DHCP info you were > looking for? No, these are ethernet messages. DHCP messages will almost always have "dhcp" in them somewhere. > IP Address Obtain automatically This is Microsoft's way of saying "DHCP is on" > I don't think I am using DHCP in Windows. Yes you are. > Is there a way I can enter a > gateway, subnet mask, and IP address manually for my NIC? Yes, but it's unlikely to work properly if your ISP expects you to use DHCP. -Bill -- If a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, then what can I get for two hands in the bush? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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