Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 10:09:03 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: douglas jacobsen <djacobse@umdsun2.umd.umich.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ethernet card and cable modem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971028100525.14765E-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.96.971028115254.770A-100000@umdsun2.umd.umich.edu>
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On Tue, 28 Oct 1997, douglas jacobsen wrote: > i have a 3com ethernet card(3c509b) in my system connected to a cable > modem. for some reason when i try to install freebsd (over the network, > ftp) it tells me that i have an invalid ip address. when i look at the > card, neither the active connection (green) light on either the ethernet > card or the cable modem is on. i was wondering if you could help get the > card to initialize... btw, linux doesn't initialize it either, and so far > my only luck with it is win95 (and it takes 10 min to boot, most of the > time looking at the card). i have had both the ethernet card and the cable > modem replaced and was wondering if you had any suggestions. > thank you, These cards are supported, so this shouldn't be a problem. 1. Make sure that FreeBSD's settings in the boot-time configuration for ep0 matches that of the card. Use the card's setup utility (3c5x9cfg), set the resources, and note them. 2. While you're in the setup program, disable plug&pray. 3. watch the boot probes and make sure that ep0 probes properly. Disabling plug&pray support may break Windoze95's support for the card, since it's looking for a PnP device. Turning PnP back on will solve the problem. 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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