Hi Everyone, I just installed GNAT box into another machine using an existing D-Link 530TX and the DEC 204 NIC and both DHCP and static IP configurations work, sort of.
The only problem that showed up during the boot process was GNAT Box's inability to set the MTU value of the DEC NIC (the external NIC) to 1500. An invalid argument error displayed. In DHCP mode, the GNAT Box successfully searches for, and is given an IP address, it finds the gateway, DNS server, and recognizes the domain. An IP lease length is also displayed. The present throughput of the GNAT Box is EXTREMELY slow. I am guessing this might be attributed to the improper MTU setting. When I hit <ALT><F3> and watch the stats I see that the throughput drops to <1kb/s. Any ideas? Anyway, it is obvious that I have some hardware issues to deal with, especially with the 486 box. I have no intentions of using the GNAT Box software with the current computer so I am going to have to work on the 486 setup some more. Any ideas on where I should concentrate my time? I have almost no experience with Free BSD so I'm not sure what hardware compatibility issues it is most finicky with. Regards, Mark St.George
