Re: NetBSD5.0.1/i386 or amd64 vs. Realtek 8168B reases mac address

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>]

> I have a re0 here that the booted netbsd 5.0.1 claims to have 0:0:0:0:0:0 :
> 
> 8168B/8111B PCIe Ethernet (rev 0x03)
> Unknown revision (0x280000000)
> Ethernet address 00:00:00:00:00:00
> regephy0 at re0 phy 7: RTL8169S/8110S/8211
> On a reboot, PXE sees 0:0:0:0:0:0, too.
> powering off completely for several seconds helps.
> 
> Something we (or PXE?) do makes the MAC unaccessible. 
> 
> This is both for i386 and amd64 install-type kernels.
> 
> (Note that this is after PXE netbooting. PXE itself does send 
> correct MAC via DHCP.)
> 
> I'll try to boot -current or via a different method later today, but
> if this problem sounds familiar, I'd like to know what to try first.

Looks the same problem (it's actually 8111D, I guess):
http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/current-users/2009/04/10/msg008942.html
and I hope it's fixed in netbsd-5:
http://releng.NetBSD.org/cgi-bin/req-5.cgi?show=821

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Izumi Tsutsui