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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!lll-winken.llnl.gov!enews.sgi.com!sgigate.sgi.com!swrinde!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!spcuna!ritz!ritz From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) Subject: Re: Configuring a 3C509 Combo board References: <49j652$3qs@nkosi.well.com> Organization: Mordor International Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 14:01:17 GMT X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Message-ID: <DIv0A5.1sB@ritz.mordor.com> Lines: 34 Chris Warth (csw@well.sf.ca.us) 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 GENERIC kernel and the card comes up under the "ep0" interface. : The BNC-thinnet interface works fine. I've confirmed that the 10baseT : connection has link-level connectivity. : I have tried a variety of "link" options to the ifconfig command : with no luck. : The one that I thought would work was : ifconfig ep0 -link0 -link2 link1 : Something similar has worked on BSDI machines with the same board : and under FreeBSd when configuring the "de0" interface. : Is there some problem with the "ep" driver that prevents this from : working correctly? Is there a chance that the board is broken? It is : much more likely that I simply have not hit upon the particular spell : to make it work correctly. : Any advice would be welcome. Why not run the DOS utility disk that came with the card and use it to force the card to use the other port? Chris -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@mordor.com | finger/mail info@ritz.mordor.com OR Mordor International | http://www.mordor.com/ 201/212/718 internet access | Modem: (201)433-7343,(212)843-3451