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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!pumpkin.pangea.ca!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!feed1.news.erols.com!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-pull.sprintlink.net!news-in-east.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!199.171.20.9!news.nkn.net!cybernews.net!news From: netadmin@fastlane.net (William R. Charnock) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: SMC 9332 BDT problem Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 16:52:42 GMT Organization: CyberNews Network Lines: 73 Message-ID: <33a17a29.164474351@news.fastlane.net> References: <01bc7792$d6246050$1160b5c7@carew> NNTP-Posting-Host: netadmin.fastlane.net X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:42940 I have had a similar problem with this card. When I booted up the machine, Freebsd 2.2.2 kept enabling the 100-Base-T port on the card, even though it was plugged into a 10B-T hub. Even after using the setup software to manually configure the card to 10BaseT, FreeBSD kept enabling the 100BaseT port. I returned the card for a 3COM. What is puzzling is I am using this card on other servers with no problem. I did notice that the card was Rev B ? Perhaps this is the problem? William Charnock On 13 Jun 1997 00:49:56 GMT, "Eric V. Smith" <EricSmith@windsor.com> wrote: >I'm having problems installing FreeBSD 2.2.2 via FTP when using an SMC 9332 >BDT (PCI) in an HP Vectra VE. > >When I first boot it up, the link light is on solid and the Tx/Rx light is >blinking. > >When the devices get configured, it is correctly identified as a DEC 21140A >chip, and it reports the MAC address correctly. However, the link light >goes out and the Tx/Rx light stops blinking. > >After I configure it to install via FTP, I configure the network. When it >gets to the screen that says "Adding default route to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx", it >stops for several minutes, eventually returning with an error that says >"Cannot resolve hostname xxxxx. Are you sure that your name server, >gateway, and network interface are correctly configured?" I'm positive >that they are. (I've done this any number of times.) > >Switching to the text screen (Alt-F2), there is a line that says "DEBUG: >Init routine called for network device de0.", followed by "add net default: >gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx". Nothing here looks abnormal. > >If I specify the FTP URL as an IP address instead of a domain name, I get >further, but I get a similar error later. I've tried not specifying a DNS >server nor a default gateway, and I get the same problem. > >I've tried all combinations of link flags to ifconfig, to no avail. The >output from ifconfig looks reasonable. From the source to the de driver, >it looks like it is only using link0 and link2 anyway. They system >automatically selects link2, which I believe means the twisted pair jack >(which is all this card has anyway). > >I thought that maybe it was trying to put it into 100 Mb mode (I'm running >a 10 Mb 10BaseT network), so I forced it into 10 Mb mode via the ezstart >program. This makes no difference. In any event, the 100 Mb light never >comes on. > >I've tried 2 different cards, plus network cables and jacks that are known >to work. Still no joy. I've tried different PCI slots, I've tried >disabling everything I could in the BIOS, and still nothing. > >After it ifconfig's, I've tried pinging it from another box on the same >segment, but it doesn't respond. It doesn't even send an ARP reply. If I >force an ARP entry, it still doesn't do anything. > >I've tried both the normal boot.flp and the one in the newer directory. >Both produce the same results. > >Does anyone have any clues? I've tried everything I can think of. I've >searched the net, the SMC site, the FreeBSD site, FAQ's, etc., and still I >can't find anything. Has anyone ever gotten this card to work? > >If this fails, I'm going to return my 5 SMC cards (I've got a lot of >machines to install) and switch to something else. What other PCI 10/100 >cards should I consider? > >Thanks in advance. > >Eric. >