Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:21:02 +1000 From: Da Rock <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Realtek 8111/8168B and Atheros 5100ABGN Message-ID: <1221776462.29382.34.camel@laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au> In-Reply-To: <48D2BFBB.20003@lessa.org> References: <48D2BFBB.20003@lessa.org>
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On Thu, 2008-09-18 at 16:53 -0400, Demian Lessa wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > I have a Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC and an Atheros > 5100ABGN wireless adapter on my notebook. > > FreeBSD-7 STABLE cannot configure either card. devinfo shows full info > from the Realtek device and partial info from the Atheros device. In a > nutshell, I have no network connectivity on this box. > > In PC-BSD-7, the Realtek works out of the box, but no luck with the > Atheros card either. The issue here is that I don't know which modules > are different from PC-BSD-7 to FreeBSD-7 STABLE. > > A recent thread I read on the web mentions a problem with 8168B not > working in the stable or current releases (Jul/08 and Aug/08). Could any > kind soul give me a couple pointers on how to get these cards to work on > FreeBSD? I am using PC-BSD for now, but I'd rather use FreeBSD. > > Thanks to all, I've had trouble with the 8111c, but I'm using 6.2 (tried 7 and didn't think it was stable enough for my systems). Their is a 3rd party driver mentioned under the drivers list, but its only suitable for FBSD up to 6.x. Sorry I can't help further, but thats what I know about this hardware. Cheers and good luck -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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