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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