From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 8 07:26:39 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id HAA15217 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 8 Jan 1996 07:26:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from Sysiphos (Sysiphos.MI.Uni-Koeln.DE [134.95.212.10]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA15210 for ; Mon, 8 Jan 1996 07:26:31 -0800 (PST) Received: by Sysiphos id AA25732 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for FREEBSD-QUESTIONS@FreeBSD.ORG); Mon, 8 Jan 1996 16:21:55 +0100 Message-Id: <199601081521.AA25732@Sysiphos> From: se@zpr.uni-koeln.de (Stefan Esser) Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 16:21:54 +0100 In-Reply-To: Serge Bezzubov "Re: driver for 3Com 3c590 adapter doesn't work" (Jan 8, 15:52) X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.2.6 alpha(2) 7/9/95) To: Serge Bezzubov Subject: Re: driver for 3Com 3c590 adapter doesn't work Cc: FREEBSD-QUESTIONS@freebsd.org Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk On Jan 8, 15:52, Serge Bezzubov wrote: } Subject: Re: driver for 3Com 3c590 adapter doesn't work } > On Jan 6, 16:38, Serge Bezzubov wrote: } > } Subject: driver for 3Com 3c590 adapter doesn't work } Firstly thank you for your assistance. } My freind configured a PCI bus using dedicated utility and now while } system boots I get message: } vx0 <3Com 3c590 EtherLink III PCI> rev 0 int a irq 5 on pci0:7 } aui/bnc/utp [*UTP*] address ... } } It seems OK and even issuing ifconfig command system reports that } the interface vx0 is configured properly, but no network connection at } all and even when I issue any command regarding network operation the system } hangs until I terminate that process. Well, the Ethernet cable type is generally selected with the link0, link1 or link2 options to ifconfig. Well, lets see (quoting from the driver sources): * if any of flags link[0-2] is used and its connector is * physically present the following connectors are used: * * link0 - AUI * highest precedence * link1 - BNC * link2 - UTP * lowest precedence * * If none of them is specified then * connector specified in the EEPROM is used * (if present on card or AUI if not). } The network cable is attached to the BNC connector however the adapter } driver reports that a network media is the UTP. We supposed that } something's wrong with adapter. The appropriate driver under MSDOS reports } correct media type, so adapter works just fine. You may want to try the "link1" option to ifconfig ... Regards, STefan -- Stefan Esser, Zentrum fuer Paralleles Rechnen Tel: +49 221 4706021 Universitaet zu Koeln, Weyertal 80, 50931 Koeln FAX: +49 221 4705160 ============================================================================== http://www.zpr.uni-koeln.de/~se