Fernando Apesteguía wrote: > Hi all, > > I recently installed FreeBSD 7.1 BETA2 on my system. During > installation using FTP option, I could notice the following: > > After some random time (two, five or six minutes, for instance) the > installation stalled and sysinstall lost the connection. I was taken > back to the "Select FTP site" screen, and I had to configure my NIC > again. Then, the install resumed and I got a usable system (MINIMAL + > docs + manpages) > > But the problem persists. From time to time, it seems the kernel can't > see the NIC. It happens during normal operation and no message is > shown in /var/log/messages. ifconfig doesn't show my 're0' device, so > I can't run dhclient on it and I have to reboot. I have to say that > sometimes, even when I reboot, the NIC (RTL8168/8111 PCI Express) is > not present. > > This device works fine in the same computer with either Vista or > Fedora 9, though I have to say I had similar problems with earlier > versions of Fedora (device disappearing or not present after boot), > but after a kernel upgrade everything run smoothly. > > Does FreeBSD use the same driver than Linux does? Anybody else with > this problem? > > Thanks in advance.
All I can say is that I have the same NIC, which is built into my Asus M2A-VM motherboard. I have used it since March 2008 with no problems at all. For the past three days I have been running 7.1-BETA2, also with no problems. I should like to provide more detail if that can be of any help to you. -- Tore _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"