Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 13:17:34 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Shan-Min Chao <shanmin@lvdi.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Setting up ethernet card Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980123131443.8161p-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <34C6E5B9.41C67EA6@lvdi.net>
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On Wed, 21 Jan 1998, Shan-Min Chao wrote: > Can you guys please tell me how to setup my ethernet card? I have my > PPP stuff setup, but now I want to use my ethernet card on my local > LAN. I want my other computers to be able to telnet, ftp, etc. into > this computer. I went to /stand/sysinstall to configure the 3COM > ethernet card I have, and although it did something, when I tried to > ping myself using the mock IP address I made for this computer, it says > "no route to host". Is there something else I have to do. Please tell > me step by step and in detail. Assuming you have a 3com 3c509, you forgot to mention which card you have. 1. Make your kernel recognize your Ethernet card. Use the DOS setup utilities for the card to identify the resources it's using and disable PnP. 2. Boot with the -c option on the Boot: prompt, then feed the resources to the ep0 device. 3. Modify /etc/rc.conf, add a `ifconfig_ep0' line with appropriate IP addresses and other network info. Fill in `defaultrouter' if your network administrator gives you a default gateway. 4. Next reboot you should be set to go. > Also, instead of the usual '%' I get for the prompt, is it possible to > replace the '%' with the current directory I am in (like DOS)? Depends on your shell; most will, but you have to know how to set the prompt and the metacharacters to get the current directory with. > Also, how do I subscribe to this mailing list? About how many people > actually write everyday? mail majordomo@freebsd.org, body `subscribe freebsd-questions'. It gets about 100-150 messages/day. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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