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#! rnews 1061 bsd Message-ID: <3291FC3E.1A89@mail.csra.net> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 12:28:14 -0600 From: Sam Brown <escher@mail.csra.net> Reply-To: escher@mail.csra.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Network Links won't light... Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 206.156.64.52 Lines: 9 Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!204.71.8.22!206.156.64.52 I've installed FreeBSD on yet another system and am running into a problem: my Network cards show no sign of operation. Nada. Zilch. The link light doesn't even come on. I've ruled out the idiot problems (yes, they're plugged in, yes, the right kind of cable) on a physical level, and have recompiled the kernel (since i couldn't find evidence of a de0 probe anywhere in my boot sequence... the card i am using would look for that...) ... Thoughts? S.