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From: galtman@Ingres.COM (Gregory Altman)
Subject: Re: Help on FTP connect
Message-ID: <1993Apr7.210333.24225@pony.Ingres.COM>
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Date: 7 Apr 93 21:03:33 GMT
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James Spath (spath@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu) wrote:
: I have installed 386bsd v 0.1 on a 486 PC with a 3COM 3C503
: card (it uses twisted pair). I am stuck trying to get onto
: our local ethernet. When I issue a "ifconfig ec0 inet" command,
: as mentioned in the /etc/netstart file, I get an error message
: saying "ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCGIFFLAGS): no such interface". Do I
: need to rebuild the kernel (ICK) or patch it (less ick)?
: /jes {spath@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu}
Make sure that you set the card to the address and irq levels that are
mentioned in the installation instructions. Watch for a message at boot.
If you do not see ec0 - the card is not recognised.
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