Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 21:29:08 -0500 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: Brian Whalen <bri@sonicboom.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Intel-for-Gateway2000 10/100 fxp problems Message-ID: <200109270229.f8R2T8w27732@grumpy.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Brian Whalen <bri@sonicboom.org> of "Wed, 26 Sep 2001 18:49:04 PDT." <20010926184844.S66465-100000@cx175057-a.ocnsd1.sdca.home.com>
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Brian Whalen writes:
> does ifconfig actually list its allegedly applied ip address??
Yup. Along with sane MAC address, netmask, broadcast, and media. Media
is correctly reported and correctly changes when plugged into a 10baseT
hub, or into a 10/100 switch. Would be happy to copy/paste a copy for
everyone's second opinion but the machine is 17 miles away tonight and
I didn't leave a wire plugged into an Intel port. With that said, this
is one without a cable plugged into the fxp0:
fxp0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 192.168.100.254 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.100.255
ether 00:03:47:0c:64:44
media: Ethernet autoselect (none)
status: no carrier
xl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 10.0.0.73 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 255.255.255.0
ether 00:c0:4f:86:26:7b
media: Ethernet autoselect (10baseT/UTP)
status: active
xl0 is getting its config from an NT server's dhcp. What the heck gives
with that broadcast address? That's awful. Have to look into it
tomorrow. Good old FreeBSD works anyhow.
DHCP works on the xl0 interface but not on the fxp0.
Have found a utility at http://www.intel.com/ for disabling the Intel
Network Boot Manager stuff. Genuine Intel card in my home machine works
but has version 2.1 or 2.2 of the Intel ROM (not going to reboot to find
out), problem Gateway brand cards have 2.6. Intel website says
4.0.something is current...
I suspect anything which runs before FreeBSD gets a shot at the chip.
--
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net
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