From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Oct 26 22:21:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA15556 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 22:21:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail.exo.net.au (sky-valley.exo.net.au [203.14.230.103]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA15543 for ; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 22:21:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bullseye.apana.org.au!andymac@mail.exo.net.au) Received: by mail.exo.net.au id m0zY0Br-0004tOC (Debian Smail-3.2.0.101 1997-Dec-17 #2); Tue, 27 Oct 1998 14:53:03 +1100 (EST) Received: from bullseye.apana.org.au (central.apana.org.au [203.9.107.245]) by bullseye.apana.org.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id IAA23075; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 08:57:53 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from andymac@bullseye.apana.org.au) Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 07:49:26 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew MacIntyre To: Matt Baker cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Digital chipset ethernet card In-Reply-To: <199810261542.CAA07638@portal.net.au> Message-ID: X-X-Sender: andymac@bullseye.apana.org.au MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, 27 Oct 1998, Matt Baker wrote: > Up until now I've been using an SVEC digital chipset based 10/100 > ethernet card with no problems. > They have replaced this with the new model, based still on the DEC > chipset, but now using a 21143-PC chip. And low and behold, it won't > talk out the port. (system recognises it). > The man pages say that the 21143 chip is supported, but I guess the > line interface is not. > Boot output is: > Oct 27 00:08:22 squid /kernel: de0 rev 48 int a ir > q 12 on pci0:9:0 > Oct 27 00:08:22 squid /kernel: de0: 21143 [10-100Mb/s] pass 3.0 > Oct 27 00:08:22 squid /kernel: de0: address 00:c0:ca:11:78:75 > > > As an alternative I purchsed some Accton cards. Known as EN1207B's > the system actually recognises them on boot. But again it won't talk > out the port. (yep, tested cables etc, works fine with old card). > These have a 21140-AF chip on then, and a Level One LXT970QC which > I take is the line interface. > Boot output is: > Oct 27 00:18:41 squid /kernel: de0 rev 34 int a i > rq 12 on pci0:9:0 > Oct 27 00:18:41 squid /kernel: mapreg[10] type=1 addr=0000d400 size=0080. > Oct 27 00:18:42 squid /kernel: mapreg[14] type=0 addr=e5800000 size=0080. > Oct 27 00:18:42 squid /kernel: reg16: ioaddr=0xd400 size=0x80 > Oct 27 00:18:42 squid /kernel: de0: ACCTON EN1207 21140A [10-100Mb/s] pass 2.2 > Oct 27 00:18:42 squid /kernel: de0: address 00:00:e8:50:0e:a4 > Oct 27 00:18:42 squid /kernel: de0: enabling 100baseTX port You don't say whether your're trying to use these at 10 or 100Mbps. If 10Mbps, try the "media" and "mediaopt" ifconfig options - see the de manpage for details. -- Andrew I MacIntyre "These thoughts are mine alone..." E-mail: andrew.macintyre@aba.gov.au (work) | Snail: PO Box 370 andymac@bullseye.apana.org.au (play) | Belconnen ACT 2616 Fido: Andrew MacIntyre, 3:620/243.18 | Australia To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message