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From: ben@rex.uokhsc.edu (Benjamin Z. Goldsteen)
Subject: Re: FreeBSD Install and NE2000
Message-ID: <Cnv9ww.5Lt@rex.uokhsc.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 1994 02:07:44 GMT
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Reply-To: benjamin-goldsteen@uokhsc.edu
References: <2mtpis$bmp@clarknet.clark.net> <michaelv.765095209@ponderous.cc.iastate.edu> <a09878.765153302@giant> <2nfvfe$54c@cobber.cord.edu> <2npbll$t58@menudo.uh.edu>
Organization: Health Sciences Center, University of Oklahoma
Keywords: ne2000 ethernet on unix
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cosc19v2@menudo.uh.edu (cosc19v2) writes:
>In article <2nfvfe$54c@cobber.cord.edu>,
>Chris Grant <grant@cobber.cord.edu> wrote:
>>
>>I am currently using a Misco NE2000 clone on my FreeBSD-1.1-BETA box and I
>>communicate with a Solbourne at about 400k/sec no prob.
>I do have a problem. My NE2000 clone doesn't have the address 280 and
>The kernel even cannot recognize the card.
If you card has the address 300 then FreeBSD-1.1-BETA will recognize it
as ed1. If you can't even set that (what can you set?), then you will
have to reconfigure the kernel first (backup me up guys, the kernel can
be reconfigured for something other than 280 and 300 by changing the
line where you declare your Ethernet card in your kernel config file
right?).
>> It's not the ne2000.
>Of course, it's not the ne2000. It is the FreeBSD's problem.
Personally, I prefer my software not to go probing throughout the
system looking for stuff. I am sorry ISA is such a crappy bus. There
are better systems like EISA but they cost more.
>>FreeBSD has excellent support for ethernet and networking in general.
>>
>NOT !!!
YUP!!!
>>--Chris
>>
>>FreeBSD, XFree2.1 - Free workstations for all!
>NOT !!! It is only for a VERY SMALL group of some people who happen to
>have expensive and compatible (with BSD) hardware.
Not really. A decent Ethernet card is the SMC (WD8013*). Such an
Ethernet card can communicate at full Ethernet bandwidth. An NE2000
can not. The price difference is trivial. BTW, I have a system with
an NE2000 compatible (D-link 2xx) which works fine. We couldn't take
it back do to various political problems.
On the other hand, for auto-configurability without probing wildly
throughout the system you need something like EISA which costs more.
Which do you want? Do you want cheap (ISA, cheapo network cards) or
"good" (EISA or MCA)?
Why don't you tell us what address your NE2000 card supports?
[Now, if the current Linux distributions are set up to reconfigure
devices on-the-fly, I would say they have an advantage in that area. I
think {Free,Net}BSD have the kernel support for that but either the
device drivers aren't designed for that yet or nobody has configured
them like that]
>Linux IS is for ALL !!!
No it isn't. So there!
Keep going to read my useless comments...
Œ
I am tired of this mindless Linux drivel. I used to use Linux but I
left because of the annoying people who seemed to have invaded every
USENET newsgroup (it is like you can't get away from them).
Personally, I get the feeling from people in the BSD groups that they
have been doing this for a while and know what they are doing. Now, If
Linux is going to have real solid IPX and MS-DOS (I never used
MS-DOG...isn't that illegal in some states?) I might switch back. I'll
believe it when I see it.
--
Benjamin Z. Goldsteen