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Date:      Mon, 12 Jan 1998 22:28:29 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Brent Johnson <pizzaman@mail.on.rogers.wave.ca>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: installing Free BDS with the WAVE
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980112222602.22079X-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <34B6CA45.477D@rogers.wave.ca>

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On Sat, 10 Jan 1998, Brent Johnson wrote:

> Okay so I decided to ditch Linux because I can't figure out how to
> install my SMC8416 etrhernet card which is connected to the cable modem.
> So I try FreeBDS and decided that, since it supposedly supports that
> card, I'd try and use the internet install method and guess what???
> 	No joy.

Eh?  Check the boot probes; it should respond as ed0 (or de0 -- is it a
PCI or ISA card?).  If it's not found and it's an ISA card, type `-c' at
the boot: prompt and make sure the settings match those set on the card.

> 	I waded through tons of FAQS and HOW TOs with Linux and found nothing.
> So before I waste my time can you give me an answer, is there a HOW TO
> on the subject or this one of the mysteries of life?

Before you can get anywhere, we need to find the card.  Once that's found,
then we can go on to configuring the system to talk to your network.

If you're having trouble, please post the output of the `dmesg' command
and the current IRQ & port settings of your Ethernet card as supplied by
the setup program (or in a pinch Win95).

(Preview: you'll have to install the WIDE DHCP client from the CD or FTP
site.)

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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