Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 15:52:09 -0800 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> To: Josh Paetzel <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> Cc: markp@utd.rochester.edu, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Trouble finding info Message-ID: <3A0B38A9.6EFA3D83@urx.com> References: <16AC7B80DB9BF44588C90C8EA99854EB05325F@acs-exc1.acs.rochester.edu> <006d01c04a9d$29f7cb00$0200000a@vladsempire.net>
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Josh Paetzel wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <markp@utd.rochester.edu> > To: <doc@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 2:52 PM > Subject: Trouble finding info > > > To Whom It May Concern: > > > > I am attempting my first installation of Free BSD, and yes I am pretty > > green. The ppp tutorial references network card device names, as in: > > Other models of network adapters may have different device names in > FreeBSD. > > Check the FAQ for specifics about your network adapter. If you're not sure > > of the device name of your adapter, check the FreeBSD FAQ to determine the > > device name for the card you have and substitute that name (i.e.: 'de0', > > 'zp0', or similar) in the following steps. > > However, I am using a 3ComElink III. It is on the Hardware Configuration > > List, but the installation routine for Free BSD makes no reference to > 3Com, > > and nowhere in the FAQ can I find device names for specific cards, just > the > > few chipset choices found in the installation script. I have a 3C509B and it is called an Elink III. It uses the ep driver. There were a number of cards that they called Elink III and some were really bad such as the 3C595, which they quit supporting around a 1-2 years ago. The 3C595 uses the vx driver. The problem is Elink III is sort of a family name that has been around for many years. If you don't want to open the box and see what the model is, I would try the ep first and if that doesn't work, I would try the vx drivers. It will either work or it won't. Kent > > > > Thank you, > > Mark Pierce > > > > This is more of an issue, I think, for the questions mailing list. I think > that you are wondering what the device name of your network card is under > FreeBSD. Send the output of dmesg and we'll be able to tell you what the > device name is. I am sure that there are some out there who know what it is > off the top of their head, but I don't. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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