Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 09:49:40 -0500 From: "Alejandro Ramirez" <ales@megared.net.mx> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RV: How to install NIC under FreeBSD Message-ID: <01d201bedcf6$403da580$fca3f9cf@megared.net.mx>
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----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Lee <donatellol@hotmail.com> To: <ales@megared.net.mx> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 1999 7:56 PM Subject: RE: How to install NIC under FreeBSD > I a using FreeBSD 3.2 Release CD to install. > > My system setting: > CPU: Intel P166 non-MMX > MB: AOpen AP 5C/p /w 256kb L2 module PB cache > RAM: 64mb (4 x 16mb EDO 72pin) > CD-Rom: Poineer 12X IDE > HD: Maxtor 1036mb IDE (from P-75 era) > video: Matrox Millennium 4mb Wram > NICs: CNet 650E ISA PnP 10mb Base-T & LinkSys LAN16 ISA Non-PnP 10mb Base-T, > Both are NE2000 compatable. > > Note: > LinkSys Lan16 works find under Linux, but CNET doesn't. Linux can probe it. > > During the boos up, I saw nothing related to NIC. (I use Linux. I believe > there should have someting like NE2000 during FreeBSD's boot). > > When I type "ifconfig -a" under root. Nothing relate to NIC shows up. It > does not have > ed0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 > ether 01:02:03:04:05:06 > show up. > from "http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/ppp/ppp9.html#9" > > I follow "3.2.1. Configuring your Ethernet Interface" to edit my > "/etc/rc.conf". > "About 20 lines from the top of /etc/rc.conf" > The first I noticed is that my "/etc/rc.conf" only has 5~6 lines, it does > not have 20 lines. > > Anyway, I follow the line and edit it. After I finished editing and reboot > the system. I can ping localhost @ 127.0.0.1, but I was unable to ping "the > host name". > > So, how can I install the NIC or driver module under FreeBSD, so it can ping > to my Win98 system. > > Extra: > Is there any information on FreeBSD connect Internet thought Cable modem? > > Best Regard. > > > ______________________________________________________ > 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
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