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From: sthomas@worldbank.org (Sidney F. Thomas)
Subject: Bringing up 386bsd -- ethernet connection problems -- help!
Message-ID: <1992Nov10.202836.29559@worldbank.org>
Organization: The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 20:28:36 GMT
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Hi there!

Got TinyBSD to install onto the hard disk.  Now I want to
ftp a distribution site to download the rest of the distribution.
My 3COM 3C503 card is recognized at bootup on IRQ 9 at the right
address (D8000) etc., as device ec0.  I issue the command to
configure the ethernet card to my IP address:

	# ifconfig ec0 138.220.64.1 

which seems to be well executed, as I get back the message

	ecinit#

Then I issue the command to identify the gateway:

	ecinit# route add default 138.220.64.240

Then I try to connect to agate.berkeley.edu, thus: 

	# ftp 128.32.136.1

and nothing happens.  I also cannot connect to other nodes on
my domain.  I suspect there is a simple solution, but INSTALL.NOTES
offers no clue -- I have followed the instructions given there.  
It also does not appear to be a FAQ -- I have read 386bsd.FAQ.  
Still, others must have encountered and solved this problem.
Any help would be appreciated.

--Sidney Thomas
(sthomas@nimbus@worldbank.org)