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Date:      Mon, 9 Dec 2002 15:27:11 -0800 (PST)
From:      Brian <bri@sonicboom.org>
To:        Thomas Connolly <tpconnolly@frii.com>
Cc:        hawkeyd@visi.com, "" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: Ethernet card problem
Message-ID:  <20021209152627.M68860-100000@entwistle.sonicboom.org>
In-Reply-To: <000e01c29fab$8901dd60$5608a8c0@ceesi.com>
References:  <000e01c29fab$8901dd60$5608a8c0@ceesi.com>

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ah so then its not being detected, pci or isa card?  Id isa, perhaps
setting bios irq to isa legacy is necessary..

	Bri


On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, Thomas Connolly wrote:

> Yes, that is what I tried to do but my interface doesn't come up in the
> list, only plip, and com 1 come up, not dc0.
>
> Thanks,
> Thomas Connolly
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Brian
> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 10:45 AM
> To: Thomas Connolly; hawkeyd@visi.com
> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Ethernet card problem
>
> isnt is /stand/sysinstall, post install config, network, pick yer interface,
> answer yes to the dhcp popup, thats it?
>
> BTW, if it asks you if you want to activate now, that typically will not get
> you the new parameters on the interface, youll need to either ifconfig it
> down and then up, or reboot as a quik& dirty way.
>
>     Bri
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Connolly" <tpconnolly@frii.com>
> To: <hawkeyd@visi.com>
> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 9:36 AM
> Subject: RE: Ethernet card problem
>
>
> > Thanks again for the help.  Can you tell me how to set my interface up
> > manually so that it will use DHCP for the ip and netmask, gateway, etc.?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tom Connolly
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: D J Hawkey Jr [mailto:hawkeyd@visi.com]
> > Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 10:25 AM
> > To: Thomas Connolly
> > Subject: Re: Ethernet card problem
> >
> > On Dec 09, at 10:07 AM, Thomas Connolly wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks very much for the quick reply.
> > > I would agree with that.  The model is a Kingston KNE100TX and it says
> > that
> > > the driver is a dc(4).  Which Ethernet selection and I supposed to pick
> > for
> > > that on Sysinstall?
> >
> > dc0, I would imagine.
> >
> > > Is there a way to reconfigure it after installation.
> >
> > Oh, yes. Go on through the installation. Afterward, edit /etc/rc.conf to
> > reflect reality. You'll have lines like these to change:
> >     hostname="sheol.localdomain"
> >     ifconfig_ed0="inet 192.168.16.2 netmask 255.255.255.0"
> > What you'll change is the hostname (if need be), and ifconfig_ed0 to
> > ifconfig_dc0. IIRC, that's all it takes.
> >
> > > I
> > > apologize for the ignorance but I am very new to all this.  I basically
> > just
> > > went step-by-step through the FreeBSD manual on installation.  There was
> > no
> > > option that said dc(4).
> >
> > I don't remember how to specify the interface within sysinstall(8), but
> I'm
> > sure you can (make sure you've resolved conflicting interrupts first).
> > I usually set up the network manually, after sysinstall(8), just to stay
> in
> > practice!
> >
> > > Thanks again,
> > > Thomas P. Connolly
> > > Senior Development Engineer
> > > Colorado Engineering Experiment Station Inc.
> > > Phone: (970) 897-2711
> > > Fax: (970) 897-2710
> > > Email: tconnolly@ceesi.com
> >
> > Need a telecommuting UNIX SysAdmin in Minnesota?
> > Dave
> >
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