From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG  Sat Feb 14 21:38:18 2004
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E89416A4CE
	for <freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org>;
	Sat, 14 Feb 2004 21:38:18 -0800 (PST)
Received: from mighty.grot.org (66-117-150-96.web.lmi.net [66.117.150.96])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8912843D1F
	for <freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org>;
	Sat, 14 Feb 2004 21:38:18 -0800 (PST)	(envelope-from aditya@grot.org)
Received: by mighty.grot.org (Postfix, from userid 515)
	id 29AB95D12; Sun, 15 Feb 2004 05:38:18 +0000 (GMT)
To: "Chuck Hall" <chall@bcrl.stcloudstate.edu>
References: <51368.199.17.59.205.1076701196.squirrel@bcrl.stcloudstate.edu>
X-Archive: encrypt
From: Aditya <aditya@grot.org>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 00:38:17 -0500
In-Reply-To: <51368.199.17.59.205.1076701196.squirrel@bcrl.stcloudstate.edu>
	("Chuck Hall"'s message of "Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:39:56 -0600 (CST)")
Message-ID: <lon07kdhrq.fsf@mighty.grot.org>
Lines: 30
User-Agent: Gnus/5.090007 (Oort Gnus v0.07) XEmacs/21.4 (Common Lisp,
 i386--freebsd)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Netra X1 network problem.
X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc <freebsd-sparc64.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64>,
	<mailto:freebsd-sparc64-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-sparc64>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-sparc64-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64>,
	<mailto:freebsd-sparc64-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 05:38:18 -0000

Chuck,

upgrading your machine from 5.2R to HEAD (from CVS) will give you
patches that reliabily assign unique MAC addresses to your
interfaces. I've found that it takes care of a lot of "wierdness" with
the interfaces on an X1.

Hope that helps,
Adi

> On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:39:56 -0600 (CST), "Chuck Hall" <chall@bcrl.stcloudstate.edu> said:
> I"m having problems getting my Sun Netra-X1 to work on the network.

> I have installed FreeBSD 5.2R on the system, which does find the
> NICs.  I can add IP addresses and a MAC address (have to add the MAC
> since it does not find it other wise).

> But it still can not directly ping or be directly pinged from
> machines on the same network.  A broadcast ping does get the machine
> to respond.

> Any ideas on how to get this machine to work?

> Have Fun!  Chuck Hall
> _______________________________________________
> freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list
> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 To
> unsubscribe, send any mail to
> "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"