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From: Doug Otto <dotto@calweb.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.hardware,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: SUN3/50 Ethernet Problem
Date: Sun, 05 Jan 1997 17:44:49 -0800
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> > I'm using the BNC connector at the SUN, not the AUI port. When
> > trying to configure the interface le0 on the SUN, NetBSD says that
> > the carrier is lost.
>

Slide out the motherboard and check the dip switches nearest the net
ports.  You have to use one or the other (aui/bnc)  slide all the
switches over to the side the port you want to use.



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&gt; &gt; I'm using the BNC connector at the SUN, not the AUI port. When<BR>
&gt; &gt; trying to configure the interface le0 on the SUN, NetBSD says
that<BR>
&gt; &gt; the carrier is lost.<BR>
&gt;&nbsp;<BR>
<BR></DT>

<DT>Slide out the motherboard and check the dip switches nearest the net
ports.&nbsp; You have to use one or the other (aui/bnc)&nbsp; slide all
the switches over to the side the port you want to use.</DT>

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