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From: ronf1@ix.netcom.com (Ron Feigen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: HELP!!! Critical FTP Network Install Problem
Date: 24 Aug 1995 01:59:23 GMT
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HELP.  I am helping out a Prof at ASU and we need to get this system up ASAP
as classes started Monday.

ASU bought a Dell Optipex 590 with 32meg of RAM, 514meg EIDE H/D, ATAPI CD,
and a thin net (BNC) network adapter (I started with a 3com 3c509b and just
tried an Intel Etherexpress (BNC/AUI combo).

The 3com card required a bit of coaxing during boot to get it to respond 
when probed.  I need to disable other devices at 0x300.  The intel card
seems a bit better.  However it did switch itself from having mapped memory
to no mapped memory during a reboot.  But when configured as FreeeBSD expects
(0x300, irq 10, mapped mem @ d000) it is recognized no problem.  BTW how much 
memory should be mapped at d000 I had a choice of 16K or 32K (or no mapped 
memory)?

The problem is that after I selected FTP for my media and fill out the net 
config info
I get a message about not being able to resolve the hostname and asked to 
check my
gateway/nameserver info.

We installed a DOS based TCP/IP stack and ran netscape with the same setup
H/W so I know the H/W is good.  I asked two sys admins to double check
my configuration info and it checked out.

So what could be my problem?  Is there a problem with Dell Optiplex chipsets?
Is there a prefered FreeBSD network card?  

Any info will be greatly appreciated, I am starting to PANIC.

Thanks in advance,

Ron Feigen
ronf1@ix.netcom.com
ron_feigen@email.mot.com