Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 19:41:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Shaun <shaun@thecore.com> To: Charlie Schloemer <charlie@infoworks.net> Cc: Elitetek <freebsd@tekrealm.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.1r laptop Configuration Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10009181940330.19520-100000@thecore.com> In-Reply-To: <200009181928.OAA24480@smtp.intop.net>
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Isn't the rc.conf parameter "pccard_ifconfig" not "pcmcia_ifconfig"? On Mon, 18 Sep 2000, Charlie Schloemer wrote: > On 18 Sep 00, at 0:03, Elitetek wrote: > > > has anyone had any experiance with freebsd on a laptop? > > I am having a problem with the pcmcia nic (network card) > > Freebsd picks up the card alright, but i can not make it > > configure the card at startup, so services like apache error out > > > > i have tried a few different things i seen, adding lines to rc.conf like > > such: > > > > ifconfig_ed1="inet my.ip.address.hidden netmask my.netmask." > > then seen that i should use > > > > pcmcia_ifconfig="inet blah.blah.blah.balh netmask my.netmask" > > > > and it doesnt seem to pick it up > > Does this card work okay when you config it manually at the > command line using ifconfig? What version of FreeBSD are you > using? Since the 3.x releases, defaults for rc.conf are kept in > /etc/defaults/rc.conf, while overrides are kept in /etc/rc.conf. > Which rc.conf are you changing? > > If this doesn't work when manually configured, it certainly won't > work from scripts. What is the output of 'dmesg'? > > -Charlie +-- http://www.download.net ------------- http://www.thecore.com --+ | Shaun M. Finn TechnoCore Communications, Inc. | | shaun@thecore.com Internet Web Services & Access | | VOICE: (732)928-7400 P.O. Box 106 | | FAX: (732)928-7402 Jackson, NJ 08527-0106 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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