From owner-freebsd-newbies Thu Sep 16 17:45:44 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from dt014nb6.san.rr.com (dt014nb6.san.rr.com [24.30.129.182]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CF39157CD for ; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 17:45:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Doug@gorean.org) Received: from localhost (doug@localhost) by dt014nb6.san.rr.com (8.9.3/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA28225; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 18:22:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Doug@gorean.org) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 18:22:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug X-Sender: doug@dt014nb6.san.rr.com To: gregory kinney Cc: newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: it just goes on and on....... In-Reply-To: <19990917001334.81301.qmail@hotmail.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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 -- "My mama told me, my mama said, 'don't cry.' She said, 'you're too young a man to have as many women you got.' I looked at my mother dear and didn't even crack a smile. I said, 'If women kill me, I don't mind dyin!'" - John Belushi as "Joliet" Jake Blues, "I Don't Know" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message