Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 01:02:39 +0000 From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6722@twc.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Working around unsupported Ethernet card with PXE or UEFI? References: <20190621023301.CRCA7107.dnvrco-fep06.email.rr.com@dnvrco-cmimta20> <39143.1561086356@segfault.tristatelogic.com> <CACpH0Mekh-Mxb6Ns1y_sb-8pLeE%2BeYGTDtMceKQY3cXstCgE%2BA@mail.gmail.com> <cmu-lmtpd-683468-1561084421-1@sloti6d1t04> <b4eb4e91-d7cb-4112-8953-88dab1cee44e@www.fastmail.com>
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from Dave Cottlehuber:
> > On Fri, 21 Jun 2019, at 04:33, Thomas Mueller wrote:
> > Is it possible to build and install FreeBSD so as to be bootable and access the internet with an Ethernet card that doesn't work in FreeBSD?
> > Could Ethernet support be obtained through UEFI?
> > Or could FreeBSD be installed on another computer or on a NAS NFS share? NAS would probably not have TFTP but would have NFS and iSCSI capability.
> > Motherboard has PXE capability. Server OS for FreeBSD installation on other computer could be NetBSD, where the Ethernet (Realtek 8111E or 8168, re(4) driver) works well.
> Tom
> Hi Tom
> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config-network-setup.html
> NDIS may do what you want but it may suck.
> In terms of time vs effort a 15$ USB Ethernet dongle is going to be your best result. If this is a server consider getting a 2nd hand intel NIC. I can get a 4 port pci intel Gb for under 100$ years which is more than sufficient.
> Lower spec cards will be even cheaper.
> There are references on the forums and mailing lists with ones that work for both USB and iNICs.
> Dave
NDIS is not dependable in my experience, and I have had instances of the kernel failing to compile with NDIS.
How dependable are USB Ethernet dongles to work with FreeBSD?
How do I find the USB Ethernet dongles on the forums and mailing lists? Needle in the haystack?
Tom
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