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From: Jonathan Fosburgh <jef53313@Bayou.UH.EDU>
To: "Robert Z. McFarland" <webmaster@wj.net>
cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, curtis <mithra@bga.com>
Subject: Re: FTP Install Problem
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On Sun, 19 Oct 1997, Robert Z. McFarland wrote:

> 
>    I have a NE2000 ethernet board and it seems to be recognized
>    OK by the boot diskette during initial config/setup but the
>    ethernet card (ed0) times out when I submit the ftp connect menu.
> 
> I'm not sure of the IRQ and address on my ethernet board since it
> is jumperless, and that makes me wonder if FreeBSD is really
> in sync with the hardware.
> 
Well, i had somewhat similar problems. Do you know the manufacturer of
your card? If so, go to their website and look for software to check the
settings, hopefully that will fix it.

Jonathan Fosburgh, wotan@scientist.com , University of Houston Geophysics
http://www.geocities.com/vienna/1498

FreeBSD: Turning PCs into Workstations
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