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To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
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Subject: Re: IBM Netfinity 3500
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Mike Smith wrote:

> > I am trying to install current on an IBM Netfinity 3500 PII-266 with
> > everything on the motherboard. Adaptec SCSI, sound and an fxp 10/100
> > ethernet.  Sounds good and everything works until I try to do an
> > ifconfig to set up the fxp0 interface.  I can list it , change the
> > media, change mediaopt but when I put
> >
> > # ifconfig fxp0 inet myip netmask mymask
> >
> > and hit return, it dies.  I don't even get to see my carriage return
> > :-)  I'm stumped.  I even disabled it with BIOS and put a physical card
> > in and it did the same.
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> This is noted in the release notes for 3.0-RELEASE; I experienced it at
> the IBM test centre here.  I don't know what causes it; it looks like an
> interrupt lock or something similar.
>
> The short answer is - don't try to use the onboard ethernet.
>

Thank you.  I disabled (BIOS) the onboard and installed a seperate card and
had the same problem.  Maybe I should look for a jumper?

Thanks again,

ed


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