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Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 19:18:33 -0500 (EST)
From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.atinc.com>
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.0RELEASE, 3C509, Can't "ping" ?
To: Erin MacNeil <macneri@statcan.ca>
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On Mon, 30 Jan 1995, Erin MacNeil wrote:

> 
> 	Hi, a friend has installed FreeBSD2.0Release, and has
> 	a 3C509 ethernet card installed.
> 
> 	The card is probed when he boots up, he's configured the
> 	interface with ifconfig but can't ping any other hosts
> 	on his network (by IP #)?.

	if he is trying to use the utp port, he must add 'link2' to the 
ifconfig command.  as in:
	ifconfig ep0 <ip address> netmask <mask> link2

> 
> 	Perhaps a recipe of the steps involved to configure the
> 	interface by hand that I can give him would be helpfull?
> 
> 	-Cheers,
> 	 Erin
> 
> 	
> 

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