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Date:      Tue, 12 Dec 2000 13:27:03 +1100 (EST)
From:      Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au>
To:        Patrick Baer <patrick.baer@nci.de>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: configuring ne2000 to use 10BaseT
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012121322110.77688-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <3A34DBBE.3B3D4EF4@nci.de>

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On Mon, 11 Dec 2000, Patrick Baer wrote:

> I am just having a shhhhh^W nice time with installing a PicoBSD Router.
> What I want to do is setup two NE2000 NICs to use 10BAseT instead of the
> coax-connector.
> 
> But:
> 
> # ifconfig ed0 192.168.0.200 255.255.255.0 media 10BaseT up
> ifconfig: SIOCGIFMEDIA: Invalid argument
> 
> Same with 10baseT, 10baseT/UTP, and so on
> 
> So can somebody please point to any documentation about the media
> directive and what to use?

You say it yourself:

> man ifconfig and man ed don't mention anything about the media directive
> (except one flag for AUI use)

Which means that "media" is an "Invalid Argument".  NE2000 cards are
either hard-wired or auto configure the media type.

Try just:

  # ifconfig ed0 192.168.0.200 255.255.255.0 up

> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> 
> Patrick
> 

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 :{ andyf@speednet.com.au
  
        Andy Farkas
    System Administrator
   Speednet Communications
 http://www.speednet.com.au/
  




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