Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 17:55:57 +0000 From: Tim Preece <bsdcurrent@scratch.demon.co.uk> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@hotjobs.com> Cc: Rod Taylor <oscentral@usa.net>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Ne2000 PCI Card Message-ID: <arHAtNAtYfs2Ewxc@scratch.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901281704550.81323-100000@bright.fx.genx.net> References: <199901282223.RAA32294@speed.rcc.on.ca> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901281704550.81323-100000@bright.fx.genx.net>
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In message <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901281704550.81323-100000@bright.fx.genx.net> , Alfred Perlstein <bright@hotjobs.com> writes > >On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Rod Taylor wrote: > >> I have 2 cheap 100mbit nics (rj45 only). Both use the ReaTek 8139 chipset >> (from the best that I can tell). Both are PCI. > >...snip > >> Tried to get help in #freebsd in efnet, but no-one had suggestions that >> helped me... (Thanks anyhow Xanne) > >compile a kernel with: > >device rl0 > >that should work, and if you want to know why the cards are so cheap: > >/usr/src/sys/pci/if_rl.c > >wpaul explains it quite well. :) > >Alfred Perlstein - Programmer, HotJobs Inc. - www.hotjobs.com >-- There are operating systems, and then there's FreeBSD. >-- http://www.freebsd.org/ 4.0-current > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message I had similar problems with I think the same card - certainly realtek Either I had PNP modem working or ed1 realtek ethenet card Problem was in the end in my BIOS, I had to enable all ports as PNP/PCI as opposed to ISA/EISA and enable OS is PNP aware - AMI BIOS 1998 OK now, however I am having a few network problems but I do not think that this could be the cause -- Tim Preece To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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