From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 28 21:33:33 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07F2B16A4CE for ; Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:33:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp.nemschoff.com (smtp.Nemschoff.com [64.179.52.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87CFE43D2D for ; Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:33:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from MClark@Nemschoff.com) Received: from EMAILSERVER2.nemschoff.com ([10.10.11.20]) by smtp.nemschoff.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:34:07 -0500 Received: by EMAILSERVER2.nemschoff.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:36:05 -0500 Message-ID: From: Michael Clark To: 'Kenneth Culver' , Michael Clark Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:35:58 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Jun 2004 21:34:07.0259 (UTC) FILETIME=[A442B6B0:01C45D57] cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: em0 Intel Gigabit card, rc.conf processing on boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:33:33 -0000 Any suggestions on how to do this without DHCP? That's really not an option for me. Can I delay the rc.conf processing somehow so that the adaptor has more time to get online? Michael Clark Nemschoff Chairs Inc mclark at nemschoff dot com CompTIA A+, Network+, Server+, MCP Voice: (920) 457 7726 x294 Fax: (920) 453 6594 -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Culver [mailto:culverk@sweetdreamsracing.biz] Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 3:39 PM To: Michael Clark Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: em0 Intel Gigabit card, rc.conf processing on boot Quoting Michael Clark : > I have 2 fxp Intel 100mb cards in this machine that work fine. I have ran > it with 3 fxp > cards in the past. I added an em0, Intel gigabit this morning. The card > displays a > non active status during the boot process. RC.conf is processed and the > card > does not get an ip address, while the fxp cards do. Later in the boot > process > in bright white letters it shows the card status has changed to active. I > believe my > problems getting rc.conf to assign the IP address are related to this. Any > suggestions > would be appreciated. > > 5.2-p2 (feb) > I have also noticed that this card takes a while to become active... but I've been able to get an IP using dhcp anyway... it just takes a bit longer than for the 100Mbit/sec cards. Ken CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This electronic transmission, including all attachments, is directed in confidence solely to the person(s) to whom it is addressed, or an authorized recipient, and may not otherwise be distributed, copied or disclosed. The contents of the transmission may also be subject to intellectual property rights and all such rights are expressly claimed and are not waived. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by return electronic transmission and then immediately delete this transmission, including all attachments, without copying, distributing or disclosing same.