Re: 3Com Etherlink III ISA support [was Question]
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 19:28:03 -0700 (PDT) stheg olloydson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > it was said: > > >the version of FreeBsd that i've tried does not support the network > >card i have on the computer which is a "3Com Etherlink III ISA > (3C509b->TPO) in PnP mode" i would like to know which versions of > FreeBsd >supports this network card. > Assuming you are going to use i386 machine.. The interface is supported by many versions. See it yourself from http://www.freebsd.org/releases/index.html. In my experience, (the last version I used was on 4.4-STABLE), pnp mode never worked for me. As others say, I had to configure them with dos. > Hello, (snip) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > horio shoichi ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: 3Com Etherlink III ISA support [was Question]
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, stheg olloydson wrote: > >>I used that card in 2.2.2. (My first FBSD install!) As I remember, I > >>had to run a 3Com DOS utility to set the physical parameters > >>manually. Then I configured FreeBSD to use those settings. > >>I would think later versions would support that card, as well. You > >>probably just need to do what I did. If you don't have the 3Com > >>disk, you can download what you need from their site. > > Hello, > > Please keep the list in the loop. > Hold on there! I didn't say to run 2.2.2. It was nice back in the day, > but if you were to run it now, the Huns would sack your village. What I > meant to communicate is you should use the 3Com software to configure > the NIC manually and then enter that configuration - if needed - when > setting up your interface. Hi! Well, I once also used an old 509b, it had to be manually set up via DOS bootdisk, it turned out to be best practice to set it to manual IRQ configuration, so that you know what you have turned, you also had to set IIRC the right connector manually. those cards are supported via the ep(4) driver, xl(4), as stated in another posting, is for PCI cards. These cards can be a pain, they only support half duplex and can easily hook a system when the get lots of broadcast... Otherwise, in recent versions of FreeBSD the ep driver should have been improved, so I suggest trying a recent 4.10-Release on that box. HTH Olaf -- Olaf Hoyer[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fuerchterliche Erlebniss geben zu raten, ob der, welcher sie erlebt, nicht etwas Fuerchterliches ist. (Nietzsche, Jenseits von Gut und Boese) ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: 3Com Etherlink III ISA support [was Question]
it was said: by: A W >Sorry im a total Newb to this Freebsd thingy. But if i were to do wat >u told me to do and get Version 2.2.2 of FreeBsd, Which files do i >need to start the installation? by: stheg olloydson >>I used that card in 2.2.2. (My first FBSD install!) As I remember, I >>had to run a 3Com DOS utility to set the physical parameters >>manually. Then I configured FreeBSD to use those settings. >>I would think later versions would support that card, as well. You >>probably just need to do what I did. If you don't have the 3Com >>disk, you can download what you need from their site. Hello, Please keep the list in the loop. Hold on there! I didn't say to run 2.2.2. It was nice back in the day, but if you were to run it now, the Huns would sack your village. What I meant to communicate is you should use the 3Com software to configure the NIC manually and then enter that configuration - if needed - when setting up your interface. HTH (by being more clear), Stheg P.S. Another poster asked why do you think your NIC doesn't work. That is a good question. What output do you get from ifconfig -a ? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: 3Com Etherlink III ISA support [was Question]
it was said: >the version of FreeBsd that i've tried does not support the network >card i have on the computer which is a "3Com Etherlink III ISA (3C509b->TPO) in PnP mode" i would like to know which versions of FreeBsd >supports this network card. Hello, I used that card in 2.2.2. (My first FBSD install!) As I remember, I had to run a 3Com DOS utility to set the physical parameters manually. Then I configured FreeBSD to use those settings. I would think later versions would support that card, as well. You probably just need to do what I did. If you don't have the 3Com disk, you can download what you need from their site. HTH, Stheg __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
