ok, i changed the SMC to be setup as ed2 instead of ed0. (i couldn't try ed1
as the ezstart utility wouldn't let me select 0x250 as an I/O port address,
0x240 & 0x260 were choices, but not 0x250) i now no longer get the device 
timeout that i did before, however, there is a new problem, this is probably
an i'm a moron and didn't set something up correctly type error, but even
so i still need help. :)

at bootup i get these error messages:

ifconfig: SIOCGIFFLAGS: Device not configured

and

NFS Portmap: RPC: Port mapper failure - RPC: Unable to send

i suspect the second error is due to the first error, let me now log in and
check some stuff out (i didn't want to lose those errors, wasn't sure if i
could get them back)

ok, if i try to run the command 'ifconfig ed2 206.103.246.91' i get the error
ifconfig: SIOCGIFFLAGS: Device not configured, gee, that looks rather familiar
now doesn't it? :)

do i need a different kernel? if so is there someone who can make me one as i
can't compile a new kernel without the network since my NetBSD source tree sits
on a different machine and i need NFS to get to it (no space on the currect
hard drive)

thanks,

-brian

-- 
"Yes, evil comes in many forms, whether it be a man-eating cow or
 Joseph Stalin, but you can't let the package hide the pudding!  Evil
 is just plain bad!  You don't cotton to it.  You gotta smack it in the
 nose with the rolled-up newspaper of goodness!  Bad dog!  Bad dog!"
                                --The Tick