Subject: Re: DE205 thinwire on NetBSD 1.4.1??
To: Ed Wensell III <ewensell@pstcc.cc.tn.us>
From: Bill Squier <groo@cs.stevens-tech.edu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/09/2000 14:32:21
On Thu, Mar 09, 2000 at 09:52:00AM -0500, Ed Wensell III wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Mar 2000 09:26:56 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Jon Lindgren
> <jlindgren@espus.com> wrote:
>
> # ifconfig -m lc0
> lc0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> media: Ethernet autoselect (10baseT)
> status: active
> supported Ethernet media:
> media 10base5
> media 10baseT
> media autoselect
> inet <hidden> netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast <hidden>
>
> No 10base2 option... Argh... Is there a file in the kernel source that can
> be modified to add the option? Or perhaps a way to force a media type?
Use 10base5. I run about 30 of these cards here on thinwire.
Make SURE the jumper block on the card is set appropriately. See:
http://www.networks.digital.com/dr/nics/manuals/ewrk3-om.pdf
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