From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Tue Jun 16 15:55:37 2009
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49EF8106567A
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:55:37 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from mgass@unix.csbsju.edu)
Received: from smtp1.computing.csbsju.edu (smtp1-out.csbsju.edu
	[152.65.184.20])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1F938FC18
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:55:36 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from mgass@unix.csbsju.edu)
X-AuditID: c0a8b816-b7b9bae00000786e-2b-4a37bcf31d70
Received: from maple.computing.csbsju.edu ( [152.65.165.5])
	by smtp1.computing.csbsju.edu (Symantec Mail Security) with SMTP id
	05.9A.30830.3FCB73A4; Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:40:35 -0500 (CDT)
Received: from nx2.csbsju.edu (nx2.csbsju.edu [10.185.11.77])
	by maple.computing.csbsju.edu (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id
	n5GFeZgQ013191
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:40:35 -0500
Received: by nx2.csbsju.edu (Postfix, from userid 1401)
	id 14D1F864C7; Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:40:36 -0500 (CDT)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:40:36 -0500
From: Michael Gass <mgass@unix.csbsju.edu>
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Message-ID: <20090616154036.GC7334@unix.csbsju.edu>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17)
X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA==
Subject: Why obsoleted if_watchdog interface ?
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:55:39 -0000

I installed an old 3Com network card in my machine (Pavilion 4455)
and it works fine, but I get the following warning in dmesg

ep0: <3Com 3C509-TPO EtherLink III> at port 0x300-0x30f irq 10 on isa0
ep0: WARNING: using obsoleted if_watchdog interface
ep0: Ethernet address: 00:01:02:69:4f:7c
ep0: [ITHREAD]

What does "obsoleted if_watchdog interface" mean?  Is it a problem that
I should try to do something about.

Thanks,

Mike Gass
Minnesota USA