Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 15:32:02 +1100 From: Kal Torak <kaltorak@quake.com.au> To: Sean O'Connell <sean@stat.Duke.EDU> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: PC-Card ethernet - one way talk problem Message-ID: <39FE4B42.C243C146@quake.com.au> References: <200010301649.e9UGn6122123@ptavv.es.net> <39FE6C38.A2E98ACD@quake.com.au> <20001031101138.F9606@stat.Duke.EDU>
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Sean O'Connell wrote: > > Kal Torak stated: > : > : Sure thing... > : I dont have any filterting installed... Its basicaly just > : a gerneric 4.0 install... > : > : Hmmm I think perhaps the kernel could be detecting the > : MAC address of the card incorrectly or something, since > : when I boot I just booted into win98 to get these files > : off it, I got an arp that the ip address had moved to a > : diffrent MAC address... but its the same card... > : > : I found an artical about that, and followed the things > : about changing the souce of a file and recompiling... > : But after doing that I got errors about the card having > : some invald things... cant rememebr exactly now... > > Kal- > > If your MAC address under FreeBSD not equal to the one under windoze, > then the card is not being properly probed. I would recommend trying > to get a more recent version of freebsd (you could even try just the > boot.flp and mfsroot.flp and see if they properly probe your card ... > at least to the point where the mac address is right -- if it fails > to work without fa_select). > > If so, you might be able to just copy the kernel.gz onto your harddrive, > boot from it get the network card working enough to do a cvsup and > buildworld ... if you do try this, you cannot have any loadable modules > (screensavers, linux, etc) or you will probably panic the machine (also > things like top and such will not work, but you only need that kernel > long enough to get connectivity). No need... I was able to download and install cvsup without changing the kernel... It seems to card is working fine when it initiates the connection, just cant or wont accept any connections... And will only run in Half-Duplex mode... Strange... Guess I will just try upgrading my souce... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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