Thanks, Lowell. I am trying to get local help too. Regards, Sethu.
-----Original Message----- From: Lowell Gilbert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 7:36 AM To: Sethu Rao Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ethernet interface not configured "Sethu Rao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I installed FreeBSD 6.2 on a linux box (complete overwrite). The > sysinstall utility did not recognize my Ethernet interface at all. > > > Running "pciconf -l -v " after the install gave the following for the > Ethernet interface: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:0:0:... > Vendor = Broadcom > Class = network > Subclass = Ethernet > > Here is the output of "uname -a" > > FreeBSD sethur-bsd.juniper.net 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: <time > stamp> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP i386 > > I installed from a CD that a colleague had bought. Also, the admin guide > that came with the CD says bridging is not enabled by default and the > kernel needs to be recompiled with the bridging option enabled. Is this > the reason why the Ethernet driver was not installed? I will appreciate > your help on how to install the Ethernet driver. Thanks. You probably need more information about the actual Ethernet hardware in your system in order to figure out whether it's supposed to be supported and by what driver. Given that Juniper's routers run on FreeBSD, I would expect you could find some good FreeBSD expertise just around the office... _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
