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Date:      Sun, 9 Apr 2000 22:23:08 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Steve Quirk <squirk@home.com>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: can't get fxp working on ca810 mobo 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004092220010.519-100000@cc677580-a.sumt1.nj.home.com>
In-Reply-To: <4.2.2.20000409214241.03311330@mail.sentex.net>

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I removed IPFIREWALL to get that out of the picture.  The entry in
rc.conf for fxp0 has "media 100baseTX". Here's the info:

> ifconfig -a
fxp0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
        inet 192.168.2.110 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
        ether 00:90:27:f9:14:6d 
        media: 100baseTX status: active
        supported media: autoselect 100baseTX <full-duplex> 100baseTX
10baseT/UTP <full-duplex> 10baseT/UTP xl0:
flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
        inet 192.168.1.110 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
        ether 00:10:4b:d2:b7:22 
        media: 100baseTX status: active
        supported media: autoselect 100baseTX <full-duplex> 100baseTX
10baseT/UTP <full-duplex> 10baseT/UTP 100baseTX <hw-loopback> lo0:
flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
        inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 
gif0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
gif1: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
gif2: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
gif3: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
stf0: flags=8000<MULTICAST> mtu 1280
faith0: flags=8000<MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> 
> netstat -nra
Routing tables

Internet:
Destination        Gateway            Flags     Refs     Use     Netif Expire
default            192.168.1.1        UGSc        1        0      xl0
24.3.128.34        192.168.1.1        UGHW3       0        9      xl0   3382
127.0.0.1          127.0.0.1          UH          0        0      lo0
192.168.1          link#2             UC          0        0      xl0 =>
192.168.1.1        0:a0:c9:65:1c:a7   UHLW        5       42      xl0    905
192.168.1.22       0:50:e4:3a:be:16   UHLW        1      243      xl0    953
192.168.2          link#1             UC          0        0     fxp0 =>
192.168.2.1        link#1             UHRLW       0       11     fxp0 =>
> 
> ipfw show
ipfw: socket: Operation not permitted
> 
> ping 192.168.2.1
PING 192.168.2.1 (192.168.2.1): 56 data bytes
ping: sendto: Host is down
ping: sendto: Host is down
ping: sendto: Host is down
^C

Steve

On Sun, 9 Apr 2000, Mike Tancsa wrote:

> At 06:06 PM 4/9/2000 -0400, Steve Quirk wrote:
> >About the only symptom I can describe is that "ifconfig fxp0" reports
> >"media: autoselect status: no carrier".  If I use "media 100baseTX" with
> >ifconfig, of course, it reports "media 100baseTX status: no carrier".
> >
> >The link light near the connector is on.  I can see it flutter when I
> >ifconfig/up or when I try to ping.  Ping reports "sendto: Host is down".
> 
> 
> Can you perhaps post to the list the results of
> 
> ifconfig -a
> ipfw show
> netstat -nra
> 
> 
>          ---Mike
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >I have other Intel NICs in other hosts on the same hub.  Their rc.conf
> >entries have "media 100baseTX" on them.  No trouble with them.
> >
> >Sorry, I'm used to things working.  If there's other info I can provide
> >let me know.
> >
> >Steve
> >
> >On Sun, 9 Apr 2000, David Greenman wrote:
> >
> > > >Thanks for the replies.  network_interfaces omission was a copy&paste
> > > >error (sharp eye, though).
> > > >
> > > >fxp1 (mis)behaves the same way.
> > > >
> > > >I put a 3com 3c905b-TX in and it's working ok but this won't really do
> > > >long-term (but at least I know the motherboard is ok).  I need 2
> > > >interfaces on the box - it's a 2u rack mount and there's not enough
> > > >available slots for another NIC.
> > > >
> > > >Are there any known issues with the fxp driver or any config flags or
> > > >other magical incantations I can try?  I upgraded the BIOS, I'll try
> > > >switching PCI slots.
> > > >
> > > >Is there any other diagnostic information I could gather that would help?
> > >
> > > >> >ifconfig_fxp0="inet 192.168.1.100  netmask 255.255.255.0 media 
> > 100baseTX"
> > >
> > >    Setting 100baseTX will disable autonegotiation, so half-duplex will 
> > also be
> > > set. If the switch it is plugged into isn't set that way as well, then 
> > you'll
> > > have a problem.
> > >    Actually, you haven't described the symptoms - you just say it doesn't
> > > work, but the diagnostic info you've provided to this point doesn't 
> > indicate
> > > a problem. Can you be more specific about what doesn't work, what happens
> > > when you try to use the interface, etc.?
> > >
> > > -DG
> > >
> > > David Greenman
> > > Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project - 
> > http://www.freebsd.org
> > > Creator of high-performance Internet servers - http://www.terasolutions.com
> > > Pave the road of life with opportunities.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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