From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 16 19:17:09 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B41016A407 for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:17:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A845313C44B for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:17:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l0GJGgTT029230; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:16:42 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070116131505.024a7268@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:16:26 -0600 To: "Juan Marrero" , From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <000001c73974$3f35d2b0$2401a8c0@SuperMercadosConchitaInc.lo cal> References: <000001c73974$3f35d2b0$2401a8c0@SuperMercadosConchitaInc.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: Ethernet not recognized X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:17:09 -0000 Check the motherboard documentation for the ethernet chipset, then look in the kernel config file for your kernel. It is likely simply not enabled in your kernel, or may require a second driver as do many of the ethernet drivers. -Derek At 07:43 AM 1/16/2007, Juan Marrero wrote: >Hi, I recently download FreeBSD 6.1, and I've installed in a new >computer a couple of times and in none of the installation recognize the >integrated Ethernet card. In the instructions that I follow in one link >on your website, it says that is recognized automatically. What am I >missing here? I'm new at unix or linux, I've only used windows and I >like to learn something outside windows, but I didn't know it would be >such a headache. The motherboard is a PC CHIPS P23G or something like >that. I also tried to compile the X11 but it display an error trying to >connect to freebsd.org, obviously because of the Ethernet card not >recognized. Can someone help me with this??? >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.