Did you try to specify the interface media like ' media 10baseT, AUI, driver
specific ' in ifconfig's options ?
Or in /etc/ifconfig.ex0 , eg :
192.168.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00 media 10baseT

And be sure no other interface at irq 10


> G'day,
>
> I'm trying to configure an internal 3COM mini-pci ethernet for a
> Inspiron 8100 laptop. The following is the kernel output for this
> device:
>
> ex0 at pci2 dev 6 function 0: 3Com 3c556 MiniPCI 10/100 Ethernet (rev.
> 0x10)
> ex0 interrupting at irq 10
> ex0 MAC address 00:04:76:4c:9a:55
> tqphy0 at ex0 phy 0: 78Q2120 10/100 media interface, rev. 11
> tqphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
> 3Com product 0x1007 (miscellaneous communications, revision 0x10) at
> pci2 dev 6 function 1 not configured
>
> When configuring ex0 using ifconfig the following message gets printed
> to the console:
>
> /netbsd: ex0: device timeout
>
> This interface works fine using Windows XP.
>
> From the documentation it appears that the ex* device is correct. However,
> it seems not to work. Which is the correct driver and configuration to
> be used in conjuction with the 3Com 3c556 MiniPCI? It appears that
> whilst packets are sent out by this interface, it doesn't seem to
> receive the replies.
>
> Kernel: NetBSD-1.5.1
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Many thanks in advance
>
> cheerio Berndt
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