Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:15:29 -0400 From: Kenneth Culver <culverk@sweetdreamsracing.biz> To: Michael Clark <MClark@Nemschoff.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: em0 Intel Gigabit card, rc.conf processing on boot Message-ID: <20040628211529.6ncosg8s00g8o08w@www.sweetdreamsracing.biz> In-Reply-To: <A2A28DB6D52E084783ACD6E6C6F5D79001F3A81C@EMAILSERVER2.nemschoff.com> References: <A2A28DB6D52E084783ACD6E6C6F5D79001F3A81C@EMAILSERVER2.nemschoff.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Quoting Michael Clark <MClark@Nemschoff.com>: > 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? > As far as I know there's no way to speed it up. That's just how long it takes for auto-negotiation to finish. Ken > > 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 <MClark@Nemschoff.com>: > >> 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.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20040628211529.6ncosg8s00g8o08w>