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Date:      Fri, 17 Sep 1999 16:37:25 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Marty Poulin <mpoulin@honk.org>
To:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: /dev entries for NIC's
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.3.96.990917163352.9308A-100000@spectre>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909171343550.35608-100000@dt014nb6.san.rr.com>

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On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Doug wrote:

> 	In a previous post I mentioned that the lack of a device entry in
> /dev for an ethernet card might be a symptom of trouble. Someone was kind
> enough to mention to me off list that not only is it not a sign of
> trouble, but NIC's (Network Interface Cards) never have /dev entries. :)
> My apologies for any confusion caused.
> 

If I can add $0.02 - this is precisely why the charter for this list
doesn't want people to ask questions here.  Ask a bunch of newbies a
question, and you'll get a bunch of different answers, all of them
potentially wrong.

I can understand wanting to help, but the best way to help someone in a
situation like this is to point them to -questions where they can expect a
more experienced level of support.



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