Date: Sat, 11 Mar 1995 09:41:07 -0800 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@estienne.CS.Berkeley.EDU> To: Tom Stevelt <70312.2134@compuserve.com> Cc: sysop <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Need Help With 3COM 3C509 Ethernet Card Message-ID: <199503111741.JAA08725@estienne.cs.berkeley.edu> In-Reply-To: Your message of "10 Mar 1995 23:48:47 EST." <950311044846_70312.2134_CHV33-1@CompuServe.COM>
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>Please Help me set up FreeBSD 4.0 to use 3COM 509 Ethernet Card > >I can not get my little FreeBSD system to talk (or even ping) >the other UNIX machines on our network (SCO unix running TCP/IP). >And they can not ping me. > >Do I need a entry in /dev for ep0? If so, what type (b/c) and >major and minor? > >System is a 386 with 8 meg RAM and 210 meg IDE drive. >20 meg DOS partition, rest for FreeBSD. >Ethernet Card is a 509 with a single TP jack (No BNC or AUI). >When booted under DOS and using James River ICETCP the 509 works >just fine. >While booting FreeBSD the 509 is recognized as ep0. However, the >message looks something like (aui/tp)(*UTP*). Does this mean >it sees my card okay, or that it is confused and can not recognize >a card with just a TP jack? > >Any light you can shed would be much appreciated. Tom Stevelt > It sees your card fine. You need to add the "link2" flag to the ifconfig line in /etc/hostname.ep0 if you use the TP port. Mine looks like: 128.32.42.147 netmask 0xffffff00 link2 -- Justin T. Gibbs ============================================== TCS Instructional Group - Programmer/Analyst 1 Cory | Po | Danube | Volga | Parker | Torus ==============================================
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