From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Dec 9 09:58:13 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA07889 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 09:58:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from bytor.rush.net (bytor.rush.net [209.45.245.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA07883 for ; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 09:58:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lynch@rush.net) Received: from localhost (lynch@localhost) by bytor.rush.net (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA19806; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 12:57:52 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from lynch@rush.net) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 12:57:52 -0500 (EST) From: Pat Lynch To: Ricardo Stewart cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Networking FreeBSD 2.2.7 w/3Com 3C509b In-Reply-To: <19981209154035.23035.qmail@hotmail.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG the 3c*905*B is not supporterd, the 509B is, I know for a fact since every 3c509B card I have (like 8) works fine with freebsd. Make sure you have the ep* driver in your kernel? -P ___________________________________________________________________________ Pat Lynch lynch@rush.net Systems Administrator Rush Networking ___________________________________________________________________________ On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, Ricardo Stewart wrote: > Help, > > I've installed FreeBSD 2.2.7 on a Pentium 300 using a 3com 3C509B > Etherlink III network card. My rc.conf file has it properly configured > (ifconfig_ep0="inet myIPaddress netmask 255.255.255.0"), but I can only > ping my host ip. > > The host is connected to another host via a hub, but the indicator > lights on the hub are not lit. This, to me indicates that the network > card is not configured correctly... > > I've read some BSD news articles that state that FreeBSD 2.2.7 does not > support the 3C509b card, although the 3C509 is claimed to be supported. > I am beginning to believe the product documentation is wrong.. But, what > is the solution?? Is there a driver available? > > Thanks for your help, > > Rick > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message