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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Can't install via FTP...
Date: 21 May 1996 17:27:33 +0100
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J Wunsch (j@uriah.heep.sax.de) wrote:
: jlfox+@pitt.edu (James L Fox) wrote:

: >   1.) My SMC wd8013ewc card responds to the setup and diagnostic software
: >   and has [even] been configured to the exact defaults that FreeBSD install
: >   assumes in visual mode. Currently using 280/10/0d8000 which avoids all
: >   conflicts.

: >   4.) No matter how I try to configure, and I'm positive I'm using
: >   all the right ip #'s for router, dns, etc., all I can get is

: Is it perchance that the FreeBSD driver uses the wrong interface on
: the card?  (Wild guess.)

Yeah - try using something like

    ifconfig ed0 inet x.x.x.x netmask n.n.n.n link?

where ? is 0, 1 or 2.


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Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
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