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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au!news.apana.org.au!cantor.edge.net.au!news.teragen.com.au!news.access.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.Hawaii.Edu!news.uoregon.edu!newsxfer3.itd.umich.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.charm.net!not-for-mail From: snowdog@charm.net (Sean Rolinson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: SMC EtherPower 10/100 Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 19:56:29 GMT Organization: Charm Net Inc. Lines: 63 Message-ID: <32f24b98.80574590@news.charm.net> References: <32F14965.41C6@xs4all.nl> Reply-To: snowdog@charm.net NNTP-Posting-Host: stimpy.charm.net X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:5835 Hello, We are using the SMC9332DST's with no problem at all. Recently, I tried using their new Etherpower 10/100 card. I got a notice in the box that reads: Here is an excerpt: ... This EtherPower 10/100 network card require the latest SMC network driver (SuperDisk v2.0 or later) because of its higher performance and added feature content. It will not operate with drivers provided with older EtherPower 10/100 network cards. The drivers provided with Windows 95, Windows (v3.51 and v4.0), and NetWare will not work with this network card. Do not select any default drivers included with these operating systems. The latest SMC-supplied drivers (SuperDisk v2.0 or later) MUST be used with this card. ... This was a yellow insert found in the box when we bought it. It was the first part of the "read me first" installation information. I assume that the network drivers that come with BSDI are the older ones. We have 4 older SMC cards all which work properly with various BSDI boxes in house. The newer card gave us a message similar (maybe exact) to the message you got below. We never could get that card to work and it is still sitting on my desk. We contacted SMC about the drivers and no new ones were available for BSDI. This was about a month ago. You might check their web page (www.smc.com) or their ftp site (ftp.sco.com) to see if new drivers exist. Good luck! Sean Rolinson snowdog@charm.net watca <watca@xs4all.nl> once said: > I'm installing this ethernet card (PCI) in a machine but it won't > `attach' itself to the network. "LNK" is on, "100" and "FDX" are off > (it's a 10 Mb ethernet). The ezstart tests are all ok. During booting > BSDI says: > > de0 at pci0 iobase 0xfc80 irq 10: SMC 8432BA DC21140A [10-100Mb/s] pass > 2.0 > de0: address 00:00:c0:96:54:f2 > de0: enabling BNC/AUI port > > I don't understand why it says BNC/AUI cause its only UTP but ok, if I > continue and execute "ifconfig de0 <address>" the console displays "de0: > transmission timeout". If I try to ping any machine in the same network > it continues to say "transmission timeout". I tried forcing the card > into 10 Mb but it won't work. ifconfig has an option "link?" but I can't > seem to get information except that they are used for SLIP (CSLIP or > something). Does anyone have a solution, or does anyone know where I can > find more info on BSDI? (a good book?) > > Thanks, > Marcel