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Date:      Sun, 24 Sep 1995 15:33:30 -0400 (EDT)
From:      "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM>
To:        Basket Case <11jmitch@gallux.gallaudet.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Problems with latest 2.1.0 w/ NE2000 card
Message-ID:  <Pine.3.89.9509241525.L27857-0100000@kryten.atinc.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.89.9509241515.A16244-0100000@gallux.gallaudet.edu>

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On Sun, 24 Sep 1995, Basket Case wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 24 Sep 1995, Jonathan M. Bresler wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 24 Sep 1995, Basket Case wrote:
> > 
> > > I'm not sure exactly where to post this, but I guess it would go here --
> > > with the older 2.1.0-950726-SNAP release, the setup/boot program worked fine
> > > with my ethernet (ne2000 card).  But the current boot disk does not work with
> > > it properly.  Basically what happens when I set it up to get files via FTP
> > > and when it tries to setup the card, it gets an error:
> > > 
> > > "Destination Address Required"
> > > 
> > > And when turning on debugging, i notice it doing the following command:
> > > 
> > > ifconfig sl0 inet 134.231.56.107 netmask 255.255.0.0
> > 
> > 	that is a point to point link using slip.  you need to spec both 
> > the local address and remote address.   i use:
> > 
> > 	ifconfig sl0 inet 198.138.38.205 198.138.38.21 netmask 255.255.255.0
> > 
> > 	change the numbers to fit your situation.
> >
> 
> I'm not using slip, but i am on an ethernet connection.  For some reason
> it is using sl0 (i have no idea why) and I would input the numbers manually
> but unfortunately, I cannot do that as I am using the boot disk and am trying
> to install the latest release via FTP.  Is there a way I can go into the boot
> disk and make modifications (as I dont have any other unix machines nearby)
> and the boot disk doesnt have utilities such as ls, cat, etc...

you may/must have selected slip as the interface to use.   does the boot 
disketter see and initialize your network card?  reboot, type '-c' at the 
'boot:' prompt.  at he 'config>' prompt type 'ls'.  compare the setting 
for ed0 with your card's configuration.   change as necessary.  (type 
'help' at the 'config>' prompt)  the type 'quit' at the 'config>' prompt.

watch the boot messages for mention of ed0.  it must be recognized and 
initialized during the boot process.

when you get to the 'media' part of the install process.  check that ed0 
is an option, if not the card has not been initialized and is not available.

> Ifconfig should be setup as "ed0" i believe, but is there any way that this
> can be changed or fixed?

	yes.  boot withe the '-c' as explained above.  type 'help' at the 
'config>' prompt.  read about 'irq', 'port', 'iomem'.

jmb

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