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From: jhupp@black.gensys.com (Jeff Hupp)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 3com 3c509 network cards
Date: 14 Jun 1996 09:18:05 GMT
Organization: Houston Area League of PC Users
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In article <4ppgu3$duc@nntp5.u.washington.edu>,
kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu writes:
> Igor Vladim Roshchin wrote in article <4ppefb$26g@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> :
>>
>>Russell Mills (russ@astrac.com) wrote:
>>: Hi everyone,
>>
>>: I'm trying to find out if it's possible for FreeBSD v2.1 to handle two
>>: 3com 3c509 network cards.
>>
>>: If so how do I get this to work!!???
>>
>>I think that's trivial, but does FreeBSD support 3COM 3c509 ISA
>>without any problem (I am talking about just one card).
>>Thanks for your answer.
>>
>
>One card is definitely supported without any problems. I've never
>tried setting up two cards.
>
>Steve
I have a system with four of them in it, no problem.
You have to recompile the kernel, and should anyway.
Copy the GENERIC configuration file (/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC) to a
new file, strip out all the devices you don't need and put the follwoing
lines in and build a new kernel.
device ep0 at isa? port 0x300 net irq 10 vector epintr
device ep1 at isa? port 0x310 net irq 3 vector epintr
device ep2 at isa? port 0x320 net irq 5 vector epintr
device ep3 at isa? port 0x330 net irq 15 vector epintr
Configure the cardes to match the interrupt/port addresses give
above (and if you have the B version, turn off plug and play.) If you have
a combo card, select the interface type.
At or after boot, they configure as would be expected with
ifconfig ep0, ifconfig ep1, etc.
If you expect to use this as a router (and why you would have more
then one card and not, I can't imagan.) be sure to turn on IP forwarding
with sysctl.
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