Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 18:22:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug <Doug@gorean.org> To: gregory kinney <mycotropic@hotmail.com> Cc: newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: it just goes on and on....... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909161805570.28088-100000@dt014nb6.san.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <19990917001334.81301.qmail@hotmail.com>
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On Thu, 16 Sep 1999, gregory kinney wrote:
> i am one very short step from just giving up on this install
Don't do that. :) Instead, send some info to
freebsd-questions@freebsd.org that includes a lot more details, and please
try to focus your post down to some specific questions. I don't even know
where to begin to help you on this because I don't know exactly what
you're trying to do.
To start with, we need to know:
1. What version of FreeBSD are you trying to install, or did you install?
2. What exact models of 3com cards are you using?
Also, a few things about your post concern me.
> i need to have 2 cards to bridge 2 subnets
If I were you, I would concentrate on getting one card to work,
then when you have a good feel for that you should start on the other.
Bridging subnets is not a new-user type task, so you're complicating the
installation with other factors that are already prone to frustration.
> the jacks are live
Not sure what you mean here. Do you get LINK lights on the NIC's
and the switch they are plugged into?
> the machine is on
Always a good sign. :)
> unfortunately i have NO eo0 or eo1 or vx0 or vx1
Not sure what you mean here. I don't see any mention of an eo
device, but the vx device supports the 3Com 3C590 and 3C595. Again, we
need to know the exact model numbers.
> so how in the world do you mount an ethernet device????
You dont'. You ifconfig it. Where do you see this error message?
> the networking comands exist in rc.config!!!!
Hmmm... are you sure you don't mean /etc/rc.conf?
> (for one of them anyway)
> where are the devices?
> i certainly cant find them!
They should be in /dev. If they haven't been made, the might
explain your problems. Looking in my /dev directory I don't see any vx
devices, and the LINT file in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf mentions that this is
an "early support" driver. You might be better off buying some Intel
Etherexpress Pro 100/+ NIC's for this machine. Those are the preferred
cards for freebsd, and I can guarantee you that you won't be dissatisfied
with their performance.
> and i cant recompile the kernal, inserting them, cause i cant find the
> kernel source on the location specified in the book!!!
> i TOLD the install wizard to install all of the /src
> but apparently it descided not to!
kernel sources should be in /usr/src/sys. If they aren't, there
are several methods of obtaining them, all of them mentioned in detail in
the kernel section of the freebsd handbook on our web page.
I look forward to your response on freebsd-questions.
Doug
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