Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 22:52:50 +0200 (MEST) From: hans@artcom.de (Hans Huebner) To: hsu@clinet.fi Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kern/6623: non-root user can crash system if disconnected de card present Message-ID: <m0ya4zi-000011C@mail.artcom.de> In-Reply-To: <x27m3ou0ug.fsf@katiska.clinet.fi> References: <199805131619.LAA03995@home.dragondata.com.newsgate.clinet.fi>
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In article <x27m3ou0ug.fsf@katiska.clinet.fi> you write: >toasty@home.dragondata.com writes: >> Also... Why after a card decides theres a cable problem will it not detect >> the cable being put back in until you do a 'ifconfig de0 down'. (as soon a >> syou type that, it suddenly sees the cable again) These are netgear 10/100 >> cards... >> de0: <Digital 21140A Fast Ethernet> rev 0x22 int a irq 19 on pci0.17.0 >> de0: 21140A [10-100Mb/s] pass 2.2 >metoo with SMC variant of 21140A card. The workaround is to explicitly set the desired ethernet connection in /etc/rc.conf as in ifconfig_de0="inet 10.1.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 media 10BaseT/UTP" See "man 4 de" for possible options to the media specification. Regards, -Hans To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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