Subject: RE: VAXstation 3100 M38 network problem....
To: 'Thilo.Manske@HEH.Uni-Oldenburg.DE' <Thilo.Manske@HEH.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
From: David Woyciesjes <DAW@yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu>
List: port-vax
Date: 04/26/2001 11:10:26
-> > In the ifconfig file, "AUI" (or "10Base-2" for the BNC) is the
-> > correct entry for media type, right? It's not some other
-> wierd thing, is it?
-> Don't put *any* media type into that file.
-> This does only make sense, if the software (kernel) can
-> change the media
-> type, and on this is not possible on your machine and thus
-> the media is
-> "manual".
Okay, I'm probably confusing this with my experience with 3Com cards
in a i386/NetBSD box. So I'll just leave that blank. Thanks...
Well, that did it folks. Just my own confusion screwing me up. Once
I removed "media AUI" from the ifconfig file, my little VAXen came up
fine...
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-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: Thilo Manske [mailto:Thilo.Manske@HEH.Uni-Oldenburg.DE]
-> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 10:46 AM
-> To: David Woyciesjes
-> Cc: port-vax@netbsd.org
-> Subject: Re: VAXstation 3100 M38 network problem....
->
->
-> On Thu, Apr 26 2001 at 10:38:27 -0400, David Woyciesjes wrote:
-> > Also, when I started it up after the power down, I
-> didn't put the
-> > BNC Tee/resistor combo back on yet. It's back on now, and
-> no change.
-> You don't need a resistor on the BNC connector, if you use AUI.
->
-> > In the ifconfig file, "AUI" (or "10Base-2" for the BNC) is the
-> > correct entry for media type, right? It's not some other
-> wierd thing, is it?
-> Don't put *any* media type into that file.
-> This does only make sense, if the software (kernel) can
-> change the media
-> type, and on this is not possible on your machine and thus
-> the media is
-> "manual".
->
-> --
-> Dies ist Thilos Unix Signature! Viel Spass damit.
->