In message <mtu7kv6aenx.fsf@contents-vnder-pressvre.mit.edu>, Nathan J. William
s writes:
>
>Steve Bellovin <smb@research.att.com> writes:
>
>> I'm trying to install NetBSD-current on a Dell Precision 410.  This 
>> machine had been running BSD/OS, so I know that the network hardware 
>> works.  When I boot the machine (using the 1.5X install floppies), the 
>> appropriate green lights are on for the Ethernet cable.  ifconfig shows 
>> that all is normal; it even says that the interface is autoselected
>
>> Any suggestions?
>
>See the patch in PR#11925 (the problem is also reported in PR#10289).
>
>I'm not sure why the solution discussed in that PR hasn't happened,
>though, and I no longer have any of the relevant hardware to test
>with.

Yup, that sure sounds like what I'm seeing.  Now to figure out how to 
build new boot floppies...

		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb
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