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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news.mathworks.com!news2.cais.net!news.cais.net!holocron.odc.net!vorlon.odc.net!not-for-mail From: gdaswani@odc.net (George Henry C. Daswani) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FreeBSD has no support for ethernet cards Date: 29 Jul 1996 07:23:14 GMT Organization: Digital Odyssey Internet Services Lines: 59 Message-ID: <4thot2$av@holocron.odc.net> References: <31FA8D63.38928091@intercom.com> <31FB0713.1B8C@mail.dbeach.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: vorlon.odc.net X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] David Albany (hanz@mail.dbeach.com) wrote: : dws wrote: : > : > We just got some Intel boxes at a great price for the office, and at the urging of a FreeBSD : > developer, we put FreeBSD on one of the machines. However, I have put 3 ethernet cards in and : > none of them have worked. I know this is a FreeBSD problem because I have seen discussions of Basically, this is not a FreeBSD problem.. Hmmm, the thing that I found on BSD systems compared to Linux is that you need to boot with it "-c" option to CONFIGURE your network card so that FreeBSD can use it. You need to set the ioport, irq and etc. FreeBSD doesn't search for network cards by default like Linux. : > : > The cards I have are an : > : > Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 LAN Adapter PCI (no support) Dunno about this one, did you read the HCL? : > Trendnet 16-bit TE-16 Xpress (NE-2000 compatible) (no support) This should work. Use the -c option while booting. : > and a 3com Etherlink III 3C5098-TP rev. A This one should also. Use the -c option. : > format the FreeBSD and put Linux on top of it. : > You should read some more documentation. I've used FreeBSD for testing, never had a problem with it. I just like Linux better though. ------------------ Other comment ------------------------ : because your stupidity does not imply a defect in their product : ((which would be understandable on their part)), then drop me a : piece of mail and I will buy it from you for what you paid for it, : because we do not need garbage like you in our community). : : Dave WHO the (*#$*(&@#%*()%# are you to call people "garbage like you in our community"? What community do you represent? Do you represent the FreeBSD user community? I haven't heard of anybody calling you as their representative. People like you give usenet users a bad name. George Daswani CIO Digital Odyssey.