From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 20 17:31:38 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0B8116A4B3 for ; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 17:31:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hopi.solucian.net (mail.texacoairpetro.com [205.180.248.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AC3E43FCB for ; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 17:31:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from hvolmer@tallbob.com) Received: from [10.0.0.2] (unverified [192.216.152.212]) by pop.solucian.com for ; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 18:31:35 -0600 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.1.2418 Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 18:31:33 -0600 From: Heath Volmer To: Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <44znfwjc1u.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Odd network interface (PCMCIA) problem; going insane X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 00:31:39 -0000 When in doubt, check for updates... After about twenty hours of messing with this, I decided to check for an update. I was running 5.0; downloaded 5.1: Viola! Everything is good. I was sure that the problem was in FreeBSD and I guess it was. Thanks for the reply. Heath On 10/20/03 7:03 AM, "Lowell Gilbert" wrote: > Heath Volmer writes: > >> The problem: My PCMCIA network interface (Linksys PCM100) doesn't seems to >> work - SORT OF. This is odd. I can get online okay, use Mozilla to browse >> the web, but when I fire up sshd or apache or any other kind of server they >> don't seem to be accessible from the machines sitting right next to it on >> the desk. >> >> The BSD machine is @ 10.0.0.3, have a mac @ .2, XP @ .4. >> >> Subnets are fine. >> >> I can't ssh, telnet, ftp or even ping!! .3 from .2 or .4. >> >> When I ping FROM .3 to any another, I get some strange dup responses. This >> only happens on this machine. >> >> I CAN ping to .3 from .3. This makes sense. >> >> Have tried direct x-over cable connection between machines. No good. >> >> Have removed card and installed in XP machine. Good. >> >> Have reinstalled FBSD. No luck. >> >> In order to confirm that the machine is okay, I reloaded win2K clean over >> the BSD. Good! >> >> The PCM100 is listed in the pccard.conf file (I think that's it's name.) I >> do not see any reference to it in dmesg. >> >> I swear this worked at one point. Any suggestions? > > This sounds like some sort of cabling problem (at least from the > router's point of view). What does the physical topology (connections > between machines/routers/bridges) look like?