Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 16:23:15 -0800 From: "Crist J. Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net> To: lanehol@bellsouth.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD 3.1 and ethernet devices Message-ID: <20001218162315.A19388@rfx-64-6-211-149.users.reflexco> In-Reply-To: <001001c0694c$b1299fe0$9bcf3fd0@home>; from lanehol@bellsouth.net on Mon, Dec 18, 2000 at 05:46:06PM -0600 References: <000701c068b7$9fdf76a0$33b93dd0@home> <20001217221434.R96105@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com> <001001c0694c$b1299fe0$9bcf3fd0@home>
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On Mon, Dec 18, 2000 at 05:46:06PM -0600, lanehol@bellsouth.net wrote: > Whoops! Guess I neglected to mention a few things! > > What is working is TCP/IP from the Windows Box to the Mac Machine and > vice-versa. What is not working is TCP/IP from the FreeBSD box "beyond" (to > the Windows or Mac box) or TCP/IP from either of these to the FreeBSD box. > > I can ping from Windows to Mac and Mac to Windows but I cannot ping from > either of these to the FreeBSD box or from the FreeBSD box "beyond" (to the > Windows or Mac box) using hostname or IP address. OK, sounds like the physical network is fine. > When I use tcpdump i get: tcpdump: /dev/bpf0 : Device not configured. > > How do I configure this? I haven't found that reference in the manual. Huh. I thought that BPF was enabled by default in 3.1. Don't try to use DHCP. If you want to enable it, you need to build a custom kernel. Find that section in the handbook and follow the directions. To enable it in the config file, uncomment the line with 'bpf' in it. > I have verified the function of the card in the BSD box by exchanging it > (and the cable) with a working card from my Windows box. After the exchange > my windows box is still able to ping various addresses but the BSD box still > is not able. More confirmation this is not a physical problem. > I'm not sure what is meant by "CAT5". Category 5 cable. Four twisted pairs of copper with RJ-45 connectors on the ends. It is probably what you have. > I am using an SMC 4-port dual-speed > hub, if that is relevent. Not if everything looks to be working. What is the precise output of 'ifconfig rl0'? -- Crist J. Clark cjclark@alum.mit.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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