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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!werple.apana.org.au!otis.apana.org.au!serval.net.wsu.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!oracle.pnl.gov!osi-east2.es.net!cronkite.nersc.gov!dancer.ca.sandia.gov!overload.lbl.gov!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!gumby!andrews-cc!gillham From: gillham@andrews.edu (Andrew Gillham) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: [FreeBSD] Problem doing network installation Date: 29 Nov 1994 05:21:38 GMT Organization: Andrews University Lines: 40 Message-ID: <3bedp2$ruf@orion.cc.andrews.edu> References: <3be66h$68h@pipe3.pipeline.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: edmund.cs.andrews.edu In article <3be66h$68h@pipe3.pipeline.com> amir@pipeline.com (Amir Y. Rosenblatt) writes: > >it can't seem to find the network. Can't resolve domain names or IP >addresses. ifconfig -a gives me an error: > >ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCGFFLAGS): no such interface # ifconfig ep0 x.x.x.x # route add default x.x.x.y Most likely your media type is different than the default for the ep0 driver. Try running 3c5x9cfg and setting the correct media. You may need to plug in the default port, i.e. use AUI instead of UTP. I'm not sure what the default for FreeBSD's 3c5x9 driver is. On NetBSD you can use a "link" option on the ifconfig line, but I'm not sure about FreeBSD. >since this is my work machine it has to have a working net connection >from the start or else I can;t use it at all and will have to switch back >to Linux again (Linux-users--don't comment please). Anyone know what the I'm not picking on you, as I see this often, but this is really a flamebait comment. It comes across as a threat... "Make my machine work, or I'll use Linux". In my opinion, many people would respond to this with a comment along the lines of "Then use Linux and STFU." The "Or Else" type comment rubs everybody the wrong way. If you feel like you just have to mention that Linux runs correctly on your hardware, but XXX OS doesn't, say something like this: "I know the hardware is working, as DOS, Netware, and Linux all work" And nope, I don't speak for anybody but myself... :-) And yeah, I probably should drink less Mt. Dew... -Andrew -- ========================================================== Andrew Gillham gillham@andrews.edu LAN/WAN/Netware/Unix Analyst gillham@whirlpool.com ==========================================================