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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: Simon Lindgren <lindgren@istudio.no>
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Subject: Re: 3C900 installation voes
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On Tue, 5 Aug 1997, Simon Lindgren wrote:

> Installing 2.2.2 release over ftp with a 3C900-COMBO Etherlink XL PCI 
> network interface gives me a headache. On the device list, the vx0
> device is listed under PCI-devices, mentioning the 3C590/3C595 cards,
> but not mine. FreeBSD detects my card properly on startup though:
> 
> vx0 <3COM 3C900 Etherlink XL PCI> rev 0 int a irq 5 on pci0:16
> utp/avi/bnc[*utp*] address:blahblahblah
> 
> which looks good, yes?

Yeah, look OK.  The vx driver does support the 90x series. 

> On connecting with FTP to a suitable source for FreeBSD, trying with a 
> name gives me a DNS lookup failure - trying with an IP address gives me
> an "unknown error". 
> 
> I know the card sucks, but it's only temporary.

Have you checked cabling and your addresses?  You might try hopping over
to the debug console on ALT-F2 and see if you can find a more specific
error message.

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