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From: dpletche@jarthur.claremont.edu (David Pletcher)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: [386bsd] Getting 3c503 to work. How?
Keywords: 3c503 ethernet 386bsd
Message-ID: <1992Nov18.212815.5580@muddcs.claremont.edu>
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:28:15 GMT
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The stock ifconfig program assumes you will be using the BNC
connector, not the 15 pin AUI connector.  You have to rebuild and
install ifconfig with patch #35 installed.  Then add "aui" to your
ifconfig line in /etc/netstart; e.g.
ifconfig ec0 1.2.3.4 aui up
or something like that.

This seems to be a very common (and might I say frustrating) problem.
It might be a good thing for the FAQ.  (Thanks to vikki@athena.mit.edu
for pointing out the problem.)

-- David Pletcher
dpletche@jarthur.claremont.edu