Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 13:20:02 EST From: TD790@aol.com To: mylasticposse@yahoo.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Status: no carrier Message-ID: <4b.176f95a7.29859ed2@aol.com>
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In a message dated 1/27/02 1:01:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, mylasticposse@hotmail.com writes: > I searched the mail list archives and haven't found a mention of no carrier > status for the second NIC I put into the FreeBSD box. the first is a 3com905 > > which is listed as xl0, the second is a FA311Netgear, listed as sis0. If I > plug the ethernet cable from the existing server into one card, that card > will show as being active, the other will show a status of no carrier. > Doesn't matter which card, only that the cable from the server is inserted. > however, I keep getting an error message from ARP trying to access one IP > address which I assigned to the box and is getting a response from the wrong > > card. I am at work so I don't have the exact error message or I would post > that. "no carrier" means that your NIC doesnt "see" the signal from the other side. You probably have the wrong type of cable. If you connect to a hub, switch or cable modem, you need a "straight" cable, which is the normal kind. If you connect one PC or router or server directly into another, you need a "crossover". You should see a light go on on your NIC if it "sees" the other side. dennis To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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