From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Apr 9 13:32:10 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id NAA10835 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 9 Apr 1996 13:32:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from crdems.ge.com (root@crdems.GE.COM [192.35.44.5]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA10830 for ; Tue, 9 Apr 1996 13:32:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from crissy.gemis.ge.com by crdems.ge.com (5.65/GE 1.77) id AA19595; Tue, 9 Apr 96 15:47:40 -0400 Received: from salem.ge.com (carsdb.salem.ge.com [3.29.7.15]) by crissy.gemis.ge.com (8.6.11/8.6.11) with SMTP id PAA25845 for ; Tue, 9 Apr 1996 15:47:26 -0400 Received: from combs.salem.ge.com by salem.ge.com (4.1/SMI-4.1)id AA11372; Tue, 9 Apr 96 15:47:25 EDT Received: from localhost (steve@localhost) by combs.salem.ge.com (8.7.5/8.6.11) with SMTP id PAA03276 for ; Tue, 9 Apr 1996 15:47:25 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 15:47:24 -0400 (EDT) From: "Stephen F. Combs" Reply-To: CombsSF@salem.ge.com To: FreeBSD Hackers List Subject: ifconfig link1 problems Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I've been trying to use the 'ifconfig inet
link[0-2] up' syntax with 3Com cards ('509 and '589) on FreeBSD 2.0.5-Release, 2.1.0-Release, and on 2.1.0-Release with the 'pccard-test-960328' patches with no luck at all. On the 205 and the 210 systems it has no effect at all. On the 210-pccard system 'link2' (the UTP choice) does nothing, the 'link0' or 'link1' causes a hard system lock [ can't even get into the kernel debugger!] With any of these systems, the only way I've been able to switch xceiver types is with the 3Com config disk! If I've configured the -pccard system to use the BNC connector, it works just fine over BNC until I try to switch to UTP at which point it just quits sending packets. If I try to switch back to the BNC with a link1 option to ifconfig then the system dies! Unfortunately, my 3Com Tech Ref is just a LIIITLE out of date [the 505 is the "high performance" card]. I bought it in '85?:-)? I'm willing to do the grunt work myself, but I need a little guidance. ---- Stephen F. Combs Internet: CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM GE DS&TC Voice: 540.387.8828 Network Services Home: CombsSF-Home@Salem.GE.COM 1501 Roanoke Blvd FAX: 540.387.7106 Salem, VA 24153 LapTop: CombsSF-Mobile@Salem.GE.COM