Subject: Re: NIC assistance
To: Alden Louis-Pierre <alden.pierre@verizon.net>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/09/2003 00:22:04
On Wed, Oct 08, 2003 at 01:47:33PM -0400, Alden Louis-Pierre wrote:
>    I recently purchased NetBSD 1.6.1 from BSD Mall.  The installation 
> process was fairly easy.  Now I'm having a hard time getting my
> NIC card to work.  This what my /etc/rc.conf looks like:
> 
> rc_configured=YES
> hostname = darkstar
> dhclient = YES
> dhclient_flag = "rtk0"
> ip6mode = autohost
> wcsons = YES
> 
> Is there something else I'm missing in order to get my NIC card to work?

try
echo up >> /etc/ifconfig.rtk0

Maybe the interface needs to be up'd before dhclient is run


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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 24 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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