Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 14:27:32 +0800 From: "scott taylor" <scott@linuxmail.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, matt@gsicomp.on.ca Subject: Re: install over network Message-ID: <20010304062733.82445.qmail@linuxmail.org>
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So how do i go about configuring my isa based nic? I know that it is a UMC or based on a UMC chip. -----Original Message----- From: "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 00:48:05 -0500 To: "scott taylor" <scott@linuxmail.org>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: install over network > > I have one computer running win2000 that has an ftp server installed. I > coppied the files off the cd to the hard drive so that the ftp server shares > them. Now I want to install over an ethernet connection. > > > > In the install program all I see is serial, slip and ppp - I don't see > ethernet. How can I install over the network? > > You have to make sure that your machine is using a network card that is > recognized by the kernel on the boot floppy. (You can see the list of > recognized devices during visual configuration.) > > If you're using a PCI NIC, you should have no problems. However, if you're > using an ISA NIC (ed0, etc) you need to make sure that the settings for the > card are set appropriately during the visual configuration, otherwise the > card will not be detected. > > -- > Matt Emmerotn > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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