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Date:      Wed, 4 Sep 1996 23:06:18 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Robert Brazile <brazile@momentum.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: problem with Etherlink III
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.960904230502.529G-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3.0b11.32.19960904155726.0056a860@mail.momentum.com>

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On Wed, 4 Sep 1996, Robert Brazile wrote:

> I've done some searching in the archive and been unable to find something
> that exactly applies to my problem, so I am appealing to this group for some
> help.
> 
> I have a Gateway 2000 (sympathy accepted) P5-90 that I'm trying to turn into
> a FreeBSD-based gateway. Installation of the system (2.1.5) went
> uneventfully, and everything seems to work just fine -- except the network
> interface. The card is a 3Com Etherlink III and I am using the ep0
> interface. When the system comes up, the network interface works [i.e., I
> can ping things, get DNS queries resolved, etc.] but as soon as anyone tries
> to do anything "real", such as telnet into the machine, the network
> interface locks up and NOTHING goes through.

Ugh.  Apparenly your machine trips over the dreaded ep0 lockup bug.  About
the only thing I can say for you is to find a good NE2000 card.  

> Is there a way around this short of replacing the card? Any help is much
> appreciated.

Not at this time.  BTW, check that Plug & Pray is turned off on the card.

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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