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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.fibr.net!news1.crl.com!nntp.crl.com!crl.crl.com!not-for-mail From: ggrant@crl.com (Gary E. Grant) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Configuring a 3C509 Combo board Date: 1 Dec 1995 12:56:22 -0800 Organization: CRL Network Services (415) 705-6060 [Login: guest] Lines: 22 Message-ID: <49nq5m$par@crl.crl.com> References: <49j652$3qs@nkosi.well.com> <49kmig$jjt@atlas.tncnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: crl.com In article <49kmig$jjt@atlas.tncnet.com>, Robert E. Mack, Jr. <bob@workgrp.com> wrote: >csw@well.sf.ca.us (Chris Warth) wrote: > >>I'm trying to get FreeBSD 2.0.1 to recognize the 10base-T port on a >>3Com 3C509 EIII Combo board, so far with no success. I am running > >The two biggest problems w/ the 3COM board in FreeBSD are: > 1) plug-and-play mode -- turn it off > 2) media auto-detect -- set it explicitly to 10base-T > >I keep a DOS-bootable floppy w/ the 3COM config program on >handy -- my FreeBSD 2.05 system has two 3C509s. > > If you have lost your 3COM disks, as I have done, You can FTP from FTP.3COM.COM in file name 3C5X9.EXE Gary :-)