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Date:      Tue, 12 Sep 2000 21:46:01 -0700
From:      David Greenman <dg@root.com>
To:        Steve Reid <sreid@sea-to-sky.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: nic questions 
Message-ID:  <200009130446.VAA13677@implode.root.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 12 Sep 2000 17:37:31 PDT." <20000912173731.A422@grok.localnet> 

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>Anybody recognize this?
>
>fxp0: warning: unsupported PHY, type = 0, addr = 0
>
>What causes it? The card seems to be working fine although I haven't
>stress-tested it. FreeBSD 3.2-RELEASE (will be 4.1-R RSN). dmesg info
>below. fxp0 is connected to a cable modem, xl0 has not been connected
>to anything yet.

   It means that you need to upgrade your software to something newer since
the card you're using is too new. Basically, Intel changed a few things in
newer cards that cause problems with the old driver. The problem should go
away when you upgrade; please get in touch with me if it doesn't.

-DG

David Greenman
Co-founder, The FreeBSD Project - http://www.freebsd.org
President, TeraSolutions, Inc. - http://www.terasolutions.com
Pave the road of life with opportunities.


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