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Date:      Sat, 14 Jan 1995 15:03:36 -0500
From:      Garrett Wollman <wollman@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu>
To:        Bob <ACSRAINS@ACS.EKU.EDU>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   LPT0 conflict with Ethernet Card
Message-ID:  <9501142003.AA20765@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <01HLU8WAIJV6001DTI@ACS.EKU.EDU>
References:  <01HLU8WAIJV6001DTI@ACS.EKU.EDU>

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<<On Sat, 14 Jan 1995 14:29:39 -0500 (EST), Bob <ACSRAINS@ACS.EKU.EDU> said:

> I'm having trouble getting freebsd to use my AT&T EN100 network card.  
> It wants to use LPT0.  As it boots up and finds LPT0 it informs me of a 
> valid TCP/IP port.  

You should boot with the `-c' option, and use the mini-configuration
utility to disable the `lpt' device.  (The Ethernet card still might
not work; it depends on how your printer port is wired.)

-GAWollman

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