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From: aheit@planck.physik.uni-kassel.de (Andreas Heitmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.hardware,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: SUN3/50 Ethernet Problem
Date: 07 Jan 1997 09:24:32 +0100
Organization: Theoretische Physik, Kassel, Germany
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>>>>> "I" == Andreas Heitmann <aheit@planck.physik.uni-kassel.de> writes:
In article <pd93ewgb0uh.fsf@planck.physik.uni-kassel.de> aheit@planck.physik.uni-kassel.de (Andreas Heitmann) writes:
I> Hi, I have an old SUN3/50 with NetBSD 1.2 installed and I'm now
I> trying to set up a local network with a linux box. The machines
I> are connected with a standard ethernet cable (BNC). I'm using
I> the BNC connector at the SUN, not the AUI port. When trying to
I> configure the interface le0 on the SUN, NetBSD says that the
I> carrier is lost. I checked the cabling and it seems ok (length
I> is 30m, T-connectors with 50 ohm terminators at both ends). Am
I> I using the correct interface device?
Thanks to all who answered the question. The solution is to switch the
eight DIP switches on the motherboard near the ethernet chipset from
OFF to ON. It works great now. BTW, this is also in the FAQ, I'm sorry
for wasting bandwidth.
Best Regards,
--
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