Subject: Re: Network card problem ( Repotec RP-1624WK = RTL 8139D)
To: Matthias Scheler <tron@zhadum.org.uk>
From: Adrian Maier <adrian.maier@gmail.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 12/11/2005 09:26:20
On 12/10/05, Matthias Scheler <tron@zhadum.org.uk> wrote:
> In article <cd30ef8c0512082331n1d5239dbwbf3eb265a295679f@mail.gmail.com>,
>         Adrian Maier <adrian.maier@gmail.com> writes:
> >> If you rebuild your kernel, you need to have the *phy at mii devices.
> >> If you're using GENERIC it's probably not an issue.
> >> What does dmesg says about rtk and mii ?
> > I've "solved" the issue by using another ethernet card, an older isa NE=
2000
> > clone.

> Good to hear. I hope you put the cable modem on the slow card and used
> the much faster fxp(4) for the LAN.
Yes..

> Do you still have the "dmesg" output available that the kernel printed ou=
t
> when it found the RealTek card?

Dec  8 01:17:43 ibm300pl /netbsd: fxp0 at pci0 dev 3 function 0:
i82558 Ethernet, rev 5
Dec  8 01:17:43 ibm300pl /netbsd: fxp0: interrupting at irq 11
Dec  8 01:17:43 ibm300pl /netbsd: fxp0: May need receiver lock-up workaroun=
d
Dec  8 01:17:43 ibm300pl /netbsd: fxp0: Ethernet address 00:06:29:45:28:41
Dec  8 01:17:43 ibm300pl /netbsd: inphy0 at fxp0 phy 1: i82555 10/100
media interface, rev. 0
Dec  8 01:17:43 ibm300pl /netbsd: inphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX,
100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
Dec  8 01:17:43 ibm300pl /netbsd: rtk0 at pci0 dev 20 function 0:
Realtek 8139 10/100BaseTX
Dec  8 01:17:43 ibm300pl /netbsd: rtk0: interrupting at irq 10
Dec  8 01:17:43 ibm300pl /netbsd: rtk0: Ethernet address 00:e0:4d:03:c3:ec
Dec  8 01:17:43 ibm300pl /netbsd: ukphy0 at rtk0 phy 7: Generic IEEE
802.3u media interface
Dec  8 01:17:43 ibm300pl /netbsd: ukphy0: OUI 0x000000, model 0x0000, rev. =
0
Dec  8 01:17:43 ibm300pl /netbsd: ukphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX,
100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto


Adrian Maier

>         Kind regards
>
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> Matthias Scheler                                  http://scheler.de/~matt=
hias/
>