Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 14:00:21 -0700 From: Chris Tubutis <chris@tci.com> To: Mark Kobussen <skjellyfetti@iname.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Ack! Linksys Ether16 ISA Message-ID: <36A24F65.BE2AC4F3@tci.com> References: <36A24AB9.BA41D40E@iname.com>
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Mark Kobussen wrote: > > I hate this card, I'd just like to start out saying that. > > Besides the fact that my motherboard is old and I can only get a hold of > ONE brand of ISA card here (well, that have the pocket change for...)... > Anyway... On to the problem. > > Finally had FreeBSD recognize the card last night (Oh, BTW, I'm using > 2.1.5 - I've ordered 3 times from Walnut Creek - I've received 0 > distributions), now it's timing out and can't get a connection to the > hub (least of my problems). > > It's in the subject line, but often overlooked: It's a Linksys Ether16 > PnP card, which supports EEPROM configuration of the memory address and > IRQ. > > Ok, both status lights are on on the back of the card. I programmed > it's EEPROM with a DOS box I have in the other room, setting it to > 0x280, IRQ 10, half-duplex, disabled PnP features. The pertinent > information follows below: > > dmesg -> > <- snip -> > ed0: at 0x280-0x29f irq 10 on isa > ed0: address 00:40:05:6e:4d:ed, type NE2000 (16 bit) > <- snip -> > ed0: device timeout > <- dmesg > > ifconfig -a -> > ed0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> > mtu 1500 > inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 > ether 00:40:05:6e:4d:ed > lp0: flags=8810<POINTOPOINT,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384 > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 > sl0: flags=c010<POINTOPOINT,LINK2,MULTICAST> mtu 552 > tun0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > <- ifconfig -a > > ALTHEA (kernel config file) -> > <- snip -> > device ed0 at isa? port 0x280 net irq 10 iomem 0xd0000 vector edintr > <- snip -> > <- ALTHEA (kernel config file) > > As I said before, the hub status light will not signal a link, although > my Win95 box will signal a link as soon as I power-up, even before it > starts booting from 'C:'.... > > Should I just wait for 2.2.8/3.0 (if anyone of them ever arrive?) and > hope it has better support for this piece of a card? This is odd; I have one of these cards, albeit *not* a pnp version. I had programmed it to use 0x300 and irq 10 and never had a single problem with it (FBSD 2.2.8). That card is presently being used on a Debian Linux box so I can't easily mess with it on FBSD. chris To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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