So far so good! I applied the patch, build the new kernel and I can confirm my NICs are now recognized and working.
-- Mark 2013/10/11 Mark <m...@m021.nl> > Thanks for the quick reply i'll give it a try next week! > > > 2013/10/11 Stuart Henderson <st...@openbsd.org> > >> On 2013/10/11 11:09, Stuart Henderson wrote: >> > On 2013/10/11 00:23, m...@m021.nl wrote: >> > > >Synopsis: Realtek 8168 ethernet not working >> > > >Category: bugs >> > > >Environment: >> > > System : OpenBSD 5.3 >> > > Details : OpenBSD 5.3 (GENERIC.MP) #62: Tue Mar 12 18:21:20 >> MDT 2013 >> > > dera...@amd64.openbsd.org: >> /usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.MP >> > > >> > > Architecture: OpenBSD.amd64 >> > > Machine : amd64 >> > > >Description: >> > > OpenBSD does recognize the NIC as Realtek 8168 but the NIC will >> have >> > > no valid mac-address and even if set, the NIC won't work. >> > > >How-To-Repeat: >> > > Install OpenBSD on hardware with the RTL8186 chipset >> > > >Fix: >> > > Realtek has new drivers available on there website >> > > (http://www.realtek.com.tw) -- Perhaps someone with the >> > > knowlage of how to compile and embed them into OpenBSD kernel >> > > can create a fix for this problem. >> > >> > you could maybe try this.. it's reduced/converted from a diff at >> > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2013-September/044569.html >> >> ignore this and try jsg's diff instead.
