From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 11 03:03:56 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A06C21065670 for ; Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:03:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56A0F8FC13 for ; Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:03:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LLqcC-000525-Q3 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:03:52 +0000 Received: from pool-141-156-171-233.esr.east.verizon.net ([141.156.171.233]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:03:52 +0000 Received: from nightrecon by pool-141-156-171-233.esr.east.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:03:52 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Michael Powell Followup-To: gmane.os.freebsd.questions Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:04:13 -0500 Lines: 46 Message-ID: References: <4968EDAF.40108@utoronto.ca> <3a142e750901101153x66d0099dxa871dce07df32175@mail.gmail.com> <49694724.6090705@utoronto.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-141-156-171-233.esr.east.verizon.net Sender: news Subject: Re: Cannot get ethernet off the ground X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: nightrecon@verizon.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:03:57 -0000 William Gordon Rutherdale wrote: > I have to use paper-sneakernet because > - no network connectivity yet > - tried plugging in a memory stick; it flashed but nothing showed up > with the 'mount' command > > Here are the last two entries from the 'pciconf -lv' command, which look > relevant to the problem. I had to write them down on paper and walk > over to this room to type them. Please pardon any typos: > > none2@pci0:2:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0x2abf103c chip=0x816810ec > rev=0x02 hdr=0x00 > vendor = 'Realtek Semiconductor' > device = 'RTL 8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC' > class = network > subclass = ethernet > This may be supported by the "re" driver. Run your ifconfig setup commands against "re0" and see what happens. This should be present in the GENERIC kernel, if you have a custom kernel with it removed just kldload the module. You should also be able to grep "re" out from your dmesg. [snip] > > Question 1. Is it possible that FreeBSD 7.1 would do a better job? Sometimes with these adapters not every chipID makes it into the driver code. Usually this takes care of itself as time goes on, eg "newer is better". If you are just starting out with a new machine and a fresh install you might want to consider 7.1-RELEASE. [snip] >> >> fwe is ethernet emulation driver for firewire. >> post output of pciconf -lv. >> >> [snip] -Mike