Network startup with age Ethernet device

2013-09-04 Thread Olivier Nicole
Hi, I want to set-up a small server from an Asus P5L-MX motherboard. It has an onboard gigabit Ethrnet that works with the driver age. Problem is that at boot, I experience the interface to go up and down a couple of times, and it is usually down when Apache try to start, so Apache would not

Re: Network startup with age Ethernet device

2013-09-04 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Olivier Nicole olivier.nic...@cs.ait.ac.th writes: I want to set-up a small server from an Asus P5L-MX motherboard. It has an onboard gigabit Ethrnet that works with the driver age. Problem is that at boot, I experience the interface to go up and down a couple of times, and it is usually

Re: Network startup with age Ethernet device

2013-09-04 Thread Michael Sierchio
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Lowell Gilbert freebsd-questions-lo...@be-well.ilk.org wrote: Have you tried using netwait? I think that would involve putting enable_netwait in rc.conf, and netwait_enable=YES would be it. - M ___

Re: Network startup with age Ethernet device

2013-09-04 Thread Olivier Nicole
Thank you, that's what I needed. Best regards, Olivier On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 11:04 PM, Michael Sierchio ku...@tenebras.com wrote: On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Lowell Gilbert freebsd-questions-lo...@be-well.ilk.org wrote: Have you tried using netwait? I think that would involve

Re: I'm having big problems with Broadcom NIC (gbe0) on HP ProLiant DL380p 128GB Ram, NIC model HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331FLR, after installed it cannot use a ping command, sometime it can do that but

2013-06-11 Thread Jason Birch
On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Surat Sodchuen carbopol...@gmail.comwrote: thank for your kindness i tired that your suggestion but cannot resolve problem. for more information ... FreeBSD 9.1-Release on HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 128GB of Ram every time when booting process it seem freezing

I'm having big problems with Broadcom NIC (gbe0) on HP ProLiant DL380p 128GB Ram, NIC model HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331FLR, after installed it cannot use a ping command, sometime it can do that but sho

2013-06-06 Thread Surat Sodchuen
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Re: I'm having big problems with Broadcom NIC (gbe0) on HP ProLiant DL380p 128GB Ram, NIC model HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331FLR, after installed it cannot use a ping command, sometime it can do that but

2013-06-06 Thread Jason Birch
Please include your question as email content, not subject. http://serverfault.com/questions/361673/hp-nc107i-bcm5723-on-freebsd-9 Indicates you may be able to set hw.bge.allow_asf=0 in /boot/loader.conf. Try this, and if the problem persists, please reply with more information (FreeBSD

Re: Intel D525MW board No ethernet devices detected with 9.1 Release

2013-01-08 Thread PseudoCylon
Message: 17 Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 20:44:15 -0600 From: iamatt iam...@gmail.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Intel D525MW board No ethernet devices detected with 9.1 Release Message-ID: caeerwnu-jwnjpsopsqo7tfclqsk+2x+2dkqf_8ermaf0cnq...@mail.gmail.com Content

Re: Intel D525MW board No ethernet devices detected with 9.1 Release

2013-01-06 Thread zstepashka
Yes, yes. I have d525mv. Try Freebsd 9.1 Release amd64 (clear install). Onbord ethernet not working in ani modes. Try -rhtssum - thtssum - momentary dead lock. Freemsd 9.0 amd64 working exelently. (sorry for bad inglish) -- View this message in context: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com

Re: Intel D525MW board No ethernet devices detected with 9.1 Release

2013-01-06 Thread iamatt
On Jan 6, 2013 7:08 AM, zstepashka fo...@ua.fm wrote: Yes, yes. I have d525mv. Try Freebsd 9.1 Release amd64 (clear install). Onbord ethernet not working in ani modes. Try -rhtssum - thtssum - momentary dead lock. Freemsd 9.0 amd64 working exelently. (sorry for bad inglish) Sorrry I do

Re: Intel D525MW board No ethernet devices detected with 9.1 Release

2013-01-06 Thread zstepashka
Yes, i submitted PR bug report, from www.freebsd.org. I can`t disable onboard ethernet. Computer work as router, it need 2 adapters :( -- View this message in context: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/Intel-D525MW-board-No-ethernet-devices-detected-with-9-1-Release-tp5775093p5775263.html

Intel D525MW board No ethernet devices detected with 9.1 Release

2013-01-05 Thread iamatt
Hello, I have an intel D525MW board with an ATOM processor. The system was running 9.0 RELEASE amd64 with no problems. I did an binary upgrade to 9.1 amd64 and now the onboard ethernet card is not detected. I encountered a similar issue when I tried to go from 9.0 RELEASE to 9.0 STABLE a while

VIA Pico-ITX ethernet sound issues

2012-10-28 Thread Rod Morgan
-0x9fff irq 17 at device 1.0 on pci128 pcm0: HDA VIA VT1708_8 PCM #0 Analog at cad 0 nid 1 on hdac0 pcm1: HDA VIA VT1708_8 PCM #1 Digital at cad 0 nid 1 on hdac0 but does not find the ethernet interface. I see no reference at all. With ACPI disabled, dmesg shows it finds the ethernet

Question about tunnelling Ethernet traffic over IPv6 using EtherIP protocol

2012-09-23 Thread 楊拉斯凱吉
Hi, everyone: I am trying to set up a EtherIP tunnel device to tunnel Ethernet traffic over IPv6 using EtherIP protocol. I have Freebsd 8.3 runs on a i386 machine, and ipv6 enabled. I tried the commands below but no one works... ifconfig gif0 create ifconfig gif0 tunnel 2001:::1 2001:::10

Ethernet driver HP ProLiant BL460c G7

2012-05-16 Thread hasanhasanli Hasan
I bought server HP ProLiant BL460c G7. I couldn't find Ethernet driver for the FreeBSD. Does anyone know where can I get driver for my OpenBSD(or freeBSD) server ? Best regards Shahin Hasanov ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http

Re: Ethernet driver HP ProLiant BL460c G7

2012-05-16 Thread Polytropon
On Wed, 16 May 2012 15:29:05 +0400, hasanhasanli Hasan wrote: I bought server HP ProLiant BL460c G7. I couldn't find Ethernet driver for the FreeBSD. Does anyone know where can I get driver for my OpenBSD(or freeBSD) server ? You shouldn't need to get a driver because it's the operating

Re: Ethernet driver HP ProLiant BL460c G7

2012-05-16 Thread Bas Smeelen
On 05/16/2012 02:38 PM, Polytropon wrote: HP ProLiant BL460c G7 Maybe this helps http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=24769 Disclaimer: http://www.ose.nl/email ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

axe(4) and Plugable USB2-E1000 (or: general USB Ethernet advice)

2012-01-01 Thread Rotate 13
I am looking for a USB ethernet adapter which works with very stable driver in FreeBSD. To effect this end, I went through section 4 man pages, and made list of drivers for USB ethernet chips. The problem is, many are apparently not widely available or in current production - but I found ASIX

Re: axe(4) and Plugable USB2-E1000 (or: general USB Ethernet advice)

2012-01-01 Thread Jeffrey McFadden
On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Rotate 13 rabg...@gmail.com wrote: I am looking for a USB ethernet adapter which works with very stable driver in FreeBSD. To effect this end, I went through section 4 man pages, and made list of drivers for USB ethernet chips. The problem is, many

Re: Get list of ethernet devices

2011-11-07 Thread Michael Ross
Am 07.11.2011, 02:19 Uhr, schrieb Warren Block wbl...@wonkity.com: ifconfig_DEFAULT=DHCP It's not well documented. I'd also suggest using SYNCDHCP as more likely to work predictably on unknown equipment. Wow. That's *a lot* easier than what I came up with. Thanks!

Re: Get list of ethernet devices

2011-11-07 Thread Michael Ross
Am 07.11.2011, 02:24 Uhr, schrieb Marco Steinbach c...@executive-computing.de: I'd be interested in testing the results (or possible steps thereto) of your efforts in creating a customized, bootable FreeBSD USB stick image, if that's feasible. I am not creating an image at all. What

Get list of ethernet devices

2011-11-06 Thread Michael Ross
possibly be there, thus cramming rc.conf with ifconfig_em0=DHCP ifconfig_em1=DHCP ifconfig_fxp0=DHCP and so on. Or I could grep ifconfig or dmesg output for ethernet interfaces and dhclient these. Both sound like a very messy solution. So I would step beyond my current area

Re: Get list of ethernet devices

2011-11-06 Thread Warren Block
dhclient on any NIC which could possibly be there, thus cramming rc.conf with ifconfig_em0=DHCP ifconfig_em1=DHCP ifconfig_fxp0=DHCP and so on. Or I could grep ifconfig or dmesg output for ethernet interfaces and dhclient these. Both sound like a very messy solution. So I

Re: Get list of ethernet devices

2011-11-06 Thread Marco Steinbach
could just start dhclient on any NIC which could possibly be there, thus cramming rc.conf with ifconfig_em0=DHCP ifconfig_em1=DHCP ifconfig_fxp0=DHCP and so on. Or I could grep ifconfig or dmesg output for ethernet interfaces and dhclient these. Both sound like a very

Re: Get list of ethernet devices

2011-11-06 Thread Polytropon
the network: I could just start dhclient on any NIC which could possibly be there, thus cramming rc.conf with ifconfig_em0=DHCP ifconfig_em1=DHCP ifconfig_fxp0=DHCP and so on. Or I could grep ifconfig or dmesg output for ethernet interfaces and dhclient these. Both sound

Ethernet connection and monitor resolution in DesktopBSD

2011-03-31 Thread Jason Hsu
I'm trying out DesktopBSD in VirtualBox. I like it better than PC-BSD and GhostBSD. However, the Internet connection isn't working out-of-the-box. When I go to the network configuration utility, select the auto DHCP, and click on Connect, nothing happens. I have an Internet connection in my

Re: Ethernet connection and monitor resolution in DesktopBSD

2011-03-31 Thread Polytropon
On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:14:04 -0500, Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com wrote: I'm trying out DesktopBSD in VirtualBox. I like it better than PC-BSD and GhostBSD. However, the Internet connection isn't working out-of-the-box. When I go to the network configuration utility, select the auto

Ethernet cards Intel PRO/1000 QP (82571EB) and Intel PRO/1000 QP (82575GB)

2011-03-03 Thread Patrick Lamaiziere
Hello, I've got two ethernet cards Intel PRO/1000 QP (82571EB) and Intel PRO/1000 QP (82575GB) in one router/firewall. I use OpenBSD 4.8 on this box. That works fine, but I see some input Ierr on the interfaces (using netstat), even when the load is not very high. $ netstat -I em2 -w2 (bandwith

Re: Ethernet cards Intel PRO/1000 QP (82571EB) and Intel PRO/1000 QP (82575GB)

2011-03-03 Thread Mike Tancsa
On 3/3/2011 9:27 AM, Patrick Lamaiziere wrote: Hello, I've got two ethernet cards Intel PRO/1000 QP (82571EB) and Intel PRO/1000 QP (82575GB) in one router/firewall. I use OpenBSD 4.8 on this box. That works fine, but I see some input Ierr on the interfaces (using netstat), even when

Ethernet cards Intel PRO/1000 QP (82571EB) and Intel PRO/1000 QP (82575GB)

2011-03-03 Thread Robert Huff
Patrick Lamaiziere writes: I've got two ethernet cards Intel PRO/1000 QP (82571EB) and Intel PRO/1000 QP (82575GB) in one router/firewall. I use OpenBSD 4.8 on this box. That works fine, but I see some input Ierr on the interfaces (using netstat), even when the load is not very high

Re: Ethernet cards Intel PRO/1000 QP (82571EB) and Intel PRO/1000 QP (82575GB)

2011-03-03 Thread Damien Fleuriot
On 3/3/11 3:27 PM, Patrick Lamaiziere wrote: Hello, I've got two ethernet cards Intel PRO/1000 QP (82571EB) and Intel PRO/1000 QP (82575GB) in one router/firewall. I use OpenBSD 4.8 on this box. That works fine, but I see some input Ierr on the interfaces (using netstat), even when the load

Re: Ethernet cards Intel PRO/1000 QP (82571EB) and Intel PRO/1000 QP (82575GB)

2011-03-03 Thread Mike Tancsa
On 3/3/2011 9:38 AM, Mike Tancsa wrote: On 3/3/2011 9:27 AM, Patrick Lamaiziere wrote: Hello, I've got two ethernet cards Intel PRO/1000 QP (82571EB) and Intel PRO/1000 QP (82575GB) in one router/firewall. I use OpenBSD 4.8 on this box. That works fine, but I see some input Ierr

Re: Ethernet cards Intel PRO/1000 QP (82571EB) and Intel PRO/1000 QP (82575GB)

2011-03-03 Thread Patrick Lamaiziere
Le Thu, 3 Mar 2011 15:27:12 +0100, Patrick Lamaiziere patf...@davenulle.org a écrit : I would like to know if under FreeBSD, you see this kind of Ierr? Thanks to all, I think I should have a try with FreeBSD so. Regards. ___

Re: Ethernet cards Intel PRO/1000 QP (82571EB) and Intel PRO/1000 QP (82575GB)

2011-03-03 Thread Damien Fleuriot
On 3/3/11 7:40 PM, Patrick Lamaiziere wrote: Le Thu, 3 Mar 2011 15:27:12 +0100, Patrick Lamaiziere patf...@davenulle.org a écrit : I would like to know if under FreeBSD, you see this kind of Ierr? Thanks to all, I think I should have a try with FreeBSD so. Regards.

Bridging Gigabit and Fast Ethernet Interfaces

2010-11-28 Thread Carl Chave
if_bridge(4) says: The if_bridge driver currently supports only Ethernet and Ethernet-like (e.g., 802.11) network devices, with exactly the same interface MTU size as the bridge device. Am I correct to assume then that I can bridge a gigabit interface and a fast ethernet interface and that one

Can't Detect REALTEK ethernet card

2010-11-12 Thread Luki Bangun Subekti
Hi.. I'm just study about networking using freeBSD.. I installed freeBSD in virtual machine, VMware Workstation. When I set network configuration, in interfaces option, I can't see Realtek PCI ethernet card. I just see Intel ethernet card and PPP. I'm using internet by LAN in my home. DHCP also

Re: Can't Detect REALTEK ethernet card

2010-11-12 Thread Warren Block
On Sat, 13 Nov 2010, Luki Bangun Subekti wrote: Hi.. I'm just study about networking using freeBSD.. I installed freeBSD in virtual machine, VMware Workstation. When I set network configuration, in interfaces option, I can't see Realtek PCI ethernet card. I just see Intel ethernet card and PPP

Is support planned for Intel NIC I340-T4 (82580 ethernet chipset) ?

2010-09-05 Thread Eduard Rozenberg
Hi, I've checked the latest 8.1R hardware compatibility and don't see the Intel 82580 ethernet chipset being supported. This is Intel's latest ethernet chipset, released beginning of 2010 I think. Is there support planned for this? Thanks! --Ed___

Is support planned for Intel NIC I340-T4 (82580 ethernet chipset) ?

2010-09-05 Thread Robert Huff
Eduard Rozenberg writes: I've checked the latest 8.1R hardware compatibility and don't see the Intel 82580 ethernet chipset being supported. This is Intel's latest ethernet chipset, released beginning of 2010 I think. Is there support planned for this? The person to ask would

Re: Realtek 8139/8201L Ethernet PHY driver

2010-08-22 Thread Roland Smith
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Re: Realtek 8139/8201L Ethernet PHY driver

2010-08-19 Thread Jack L. Stone
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Realtek 8139/8201L Ethernet PHY driver

2010-08-16 Thread Jack L. Stone
Am using an ASUS MB which contains the subject driver, more specifically rlphy. Haven't found any support for this driver in FBSD-7.3. Has anyone else solved this issue? I use another NICard that is supported, but only a 10/100 vs the phy is 10/100/1000. Google is not a help, other than it does

Re: Realtek 8139/8201L Ethernet PHY driver

2010-08-16 Thread Roland Smith
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 08:22:50AM -0500, Jack L. Stone wrote: Am using an ASUS MB which contains the subject driver, more specifically rlphy. Haven't found any support for this driver in FBSD-7.3. Has anyone else solved this issue? Read the rl(4) manual page. For this chip you need to have

Re: Atheros AR8131 Ethernet hangs shutdown

2010-06-09 Thread perryh
CyberLeo Kitsana cyber...@cyberleo.net wrote: ... Alas, this box lacks obvious serial ports. If you don't mind taking it apart, there's a fair chance of finding a 3- or 9-pin SIO header on the circuit board. It may be TTL level rather than RS232, however.

Re: Atheros AR8131 Ethernet hangs shutdown

2010-06-08 Thread CyberLeo Kitsana
, and it's diminutive stature is quite cute. The only issue I have encountered with it thus far is a seeming propensity for it to lock up on shutdown or reboot if the Atheros AR8131 ethernet adapter is not connected to anything. It gets as far as displaying the 'Uptime' line, then hangs; however, when

Atheros AR8131 Ethernet hangs shutdown

2010-06-07 Thread CyberLeo Kitsana
is a seeming propensity for it to lock up on shutdown or reboot if the Atheros AR8131 ethernet adapter is not connected to anything. It gets as far as displaying the 'Uptime' line, then hangs; however, when connected, it will display the uptime message, then indicate that the alc0 interface is going

Re: Atheros AR8131 Ethernet hangs shutdown

2010-06-07 Thread Warren Block
issue I have encountered with it thus far is a seeming propensity for it to lock up on shutdown or reboot if the Atheros AR8131 ethernet adapter is not connected to anything. It gets as far as displaying the 'Uptime' line, then hangs; however, when connected, it will display the uptime message

Driver support for Supereal SR9600 USB-to-Ethernet chip?

2010-04-03 Thread Brett Glass
I just received a handful of USB Ethernet NICs whose primary chip says SUPEREAL on it. I've installed one on a Windows machine, and the computer identifies it as having the Supereal SR9600 chip on it. Is there support for this chip in FreeBSD? --Brett Glass

Testing ethernet interface status

2010-04-01 Thread Peter Steele
What's the best what to test the status of an Ethernet interface programmatically? We've been using this code similar to this: struct ifmediareq ifmr; memset(ifmr, 0, sizeof(ifmr)); strcpy(ifmr.ifm_name, nfe0); ioctl(sockfd, SIOCGIFMEDIA, (caddr_t)ifmr) and then checking the value

Re: Testing ethernet interface status

2010-04-01 Thread Steve Polyack
On 04/01/10 14:21, Peter Steele wrote: What's the best what to test the status of an Ethernet interface programmatically? We've been using this code similar to this: struct ifmediareq ifmr; memset(ifmr, 0, sizeof(ifmr)); strcpy(ifmr.ifm_name, nfe0); ioctl(sockfd, SIOCGIFMEDIA, (caddr_t)ifmr

Re: Testing ethernet interface status

2010-04-01 Thread Samuel Martín Moro
' :) Samuel Martín Moro {EPITECH.} tek4 CamTrace S.A.S On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 8:56 PM, Steve Polyack kor...@comcast.net wrote: On 04/01/10 14:21, Peter Steele wrote: What's the best what to test the status of an Ethernet interface programmatically? We've been using this code similar to this: struct

RE: Testing ethernet interface status

2010-04-01 Thread Peter Steele
I was going to suggest that you look at the ifconfig(8) source code, but then I did so myself - it looks like you're doing it pretty much exactly how they are. I've never noticed ifconfig(8) returning an incorrect value, not to say it's not possible. Are you sure that nothing is causing

Netgear GA511 Cardbus Ethernet Problem

2010-02-05 Thread Kevin Wolf
I have a Netgear GA511 cardbus gigabit ethernet adapter based on a supported chipset (Realtek RTL8169) that is not getting detected by FreeBSD 8 for some reason. Here is the message that appears in dmesg whenever I insert the card: cbb0: Warning: Bus reset timeout The laptop I am trying to use

UDP flooding / Ethernet issues? WAS Re: named error sending response: not enough free resources

2010-01-29 Thread James Smallacombe
+re0: link state changed to DOWN +re0: link state changed to UP +re0: promiscuous mode enabled +re0: promiscuous mode disabled +re0: promiscuous mode enabled +re0: promiscuous mode disabled +re0: promiscuous mode enabled +re0: promiscuous mode disabled re0 obviously being the Realtek Ethernet driver

Re: UDP flooding / Ethernet issues? WAS Re: named error sending response: not enough free resources

2010-01-29 Thread Adam Vande More
enabled +re0: promiscuous mode disabled +re0: promiscuous mode enabled +re0: promiscuous mode disabled re0 obviously being the Realtek Ethernet driver. The server itself never went down during this time, but the Ethernet did. Is there any DOS type of event that could cause this, or could the root

Re: UDP flooding / Ethernet issues? WAS Re: named error sending response: not enough free resources

2010-01-29 Thread Chuck Swiger
enabled +re0: promiscuous mode disabled +re0: promiscuous mode enabled +re0: promiscuous mode disabled +re0: promiscuous mode enabled +re0: promiscuous mode disabled These are from running tcpdump. re0 obviously being the Realtek Ethernet driver. The server itself never went down during

Re: Jails - Ethernet data vs IP data

2010-01-12 Thread Jamie Gritton
On 01/09/10 21:21, Tim Judd wrote: I bought a new SiliconDust HDHomeRun device which brings two Digital coaxial tuners to an ethernet network. From what I read and understand about the HDHomeRun (HDHR), is that it does have an IP address assigned to the system, but all packets of video

Jails - Ethernet data vs IP data

2010-01-09 Thread Tim Judd
Hi all, I bought a new SiliconDust HDHomeRun device which brings two Digital coaxial tuners to an ethernet network. From what I read and understand about the HDHomeRun (HDHR), is that it does have an IP address assigned to the system, but all packets of video are actually just raw Ethernet

CF Ethernet for FreeBSD?

2009-11-30 Thread Brett Glass
Everyone: I'm working on an embedded system which will be using a small Intel Atom motherboard with a single Ethernet port. The problem is, some configurations of the system are going to need two Ethernet ports, and only available ports on the system are a few USB slots and a CF

Re: CF Ethernet for FreeBSD?

2009-11-30 Thread Olivier Nicole
Hi, So, I'm interested in finding out if anyone knows of an Ethernet interface which will plug into the CF socket and has drivers for FreeBSD. Please let me know; any help would be MUCH appreciated! Not to mentione FreeBSD drivers, but only finding an Ethernet interface that plugs into a CF

Re: CF Ethernet for FreeBSD?

2009-11-30 Thread Brett Glass
At 05:13 PM 11/30/2009, Olivier Nicole wrote: Not to mentione FreeBSD drivers, but only finding an Ethernet interface that plugs into a CF sockets seems very chalenging: you don't really send/receive the same information to memory and to network interface; CF can address GB of data, while

Howto: ethernet card on dell M6300

2009-10-07 Thread Chris Stankevitz
I was saddened to find that my ethernet card did not work on my FreeBSD 7.2 machine. The bge driver in the kernel did not support the broadcom 5756ME. Here is how I got it to work: 1. Set my machine up to compile the kernel (see section 8.5 of manual) 2. Edit /usr/src/sys/dev/bge/if_bgereg.h

Re: Howto: ethernet card on dell M6300

2009-10-07 Thread Oliver Fromme
Chris Stankevitz chrisstankev...@yahoo.com wrote: I was saddened to find that my ethernet card did not work on my FreeBSD 7.2 machine. The bge driver in the kernel did not support the broadcom 5756ME. Here is how I got it to work: 1. Set my machine up to compile the kernel (see

Myths about Power Over Ethernet

2009-08-27 Thread Midspan Manager
Myths about Power Over Ethernet August 27, 2009 Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) technology integrates power and data across standard Cat5/5e/6 network cabling and provides more flexibility in today’s workplace. PoE enables power to be supplied to network devices, such as IP phones, network cameras

Best kernel ethernet device driver

2009-08-21 Thread Chris Stankevitz
Hello, I once had a problem in linux sometimes connecting to windows file sharing with CIFS is extremely slow. After too much searching, I discovered the problem was a buggy kernel device driver for some lame ethernet card I bought. Which kernel ethernet device driver works best under

Re: Best kernel ethernet device driver

2009-08-21 Thread Tim Judd
On 8/21/09, Chris Stankevitz cstankev...@toyon.com wrote: Hello, I once had a problem in linux sometimes connecting to windows file sharing with CIFS is extremely slow. After too much searching, I discovered the problem was a buggy kernel device driver for some lame ethernet card I bought

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-18 Thread perryh
Elliot Finley efinley.li...@gmail.com wrote: A T1 can only run about 600 feet. Yes, that's right, 600 feet. When people talk about T1s running long distances, the reference to 'T1' is only the signalling at the end. In the middle, that T1 will be carried by other methods such as SONET over

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-17 Thread perryh
David Kelly dke...@hiwaay.net wrote: Not directly FreeBSD related, but how much of a chance is there that two machines could communicate directly over 5,000 feet of cat5 with no special hardware? After reading (at least most of) the discussion that has arisen from this, I've had another

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-17 Thread Olivier Nicole
Hi, AFAIK neither of these really needs the signal quality of Cat 5 -- they both should work just fine over Cat 3 -- but surely the higher grade wire can't hurt (and it may increase the usable DSL distance). I think I remember that the gauge of Ethernet cable is smaller than the one of phone

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-17 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hi, Am 2009-07-17 00:47:57, schrieb per...@pluto.rain.com: Option 2: Put an ordinary DSL modem at one end and a DSLAM at the other end. Again I'm not sure what the range is, but DSL used to be referred to as the solution for the last mile from the telco to the customer so it may be up to

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-17 Thread Heiner Strauß
Option 2: Put an ordinary DSL modem at one end and a DSLAM at the other end. Again I'm not sure what the range is, but DSL used to be referred to as the solution for the last mile from the telco to the customer so it may be up to the job. I could recommend this too, because a

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-17 Thread Jeff Dickens
Check www.gnswireless.com (this from a satisfied customer) That said, I also use the method of placing mini ethernet switches or hubs (electrically a multiport repeater and damned hard to find now) every so often to reach distant parts of our warehouses. These are powered, of course. POE

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-17 Thread Elliot Finley
Just for the archives: A T1 can only run about 600 feet. Yes, that's right, 600 feet. When people talk about T1s running long distances, the reference to 'T1' is only the signalling at the end. In the middle, that T1 will be carried by other methods such as SONET over fiber for very long

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-16 Thread Michael Powell
David Kelly wrote: Since when does one have CSMA/CD when configured as full duplex? All full duplex ethernet connections are point to point, machine to machine, or machine to switch. There is no multiple access on full duplex. No chance of collision. You are running Ethernet, right? CSMA

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-16 Thread David Kelly
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 02:49:11AM -0400, Michael Powell wrote: David Kelly wrote: Since when does one have CSMA/CD when configured as full duplex? All full duplex ethernet connections are point to point, machine to machine, or machine to switch. There is no multiple access on full

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-16 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Michael Powell nightre...@verizon.net writes: You are running Ethernet, right? CSMA/CD is part of the Ethernet framing protocol. It is present in the protocol independent of simplex/duplex, etc. As such the timing windows contain non-infinite discreet value ranges. It is integral

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-16 Thread Michael Powell
/Carrier_sense_multiple_access_with_collision_detection: Also, in Full Duplex Ethernet, collisions are impossible since data is transmitted and received on different wires, and each segment is connected directly to a switch. Therefore, CSMA/CD is not used on Full Duplex Ethernet networks. Aha! I did

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-16 Thread David Kelly
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 04:33:24PM -0400, Michael Powell wrote: David Kelly wrote: Last sentences in last paragraph before See Also at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_sense_multiple_access_with_collision_detection: Also, in Full Duplex Ethernet, collisions are impossible since

Re: 5000' Ethernet?

2009-07-16 Thread Dean Weimer
Not directly FreeBSD related, but how much of a chance is there that two machines could communicate directly over 5,000 feet of cat5 with no special hardware? IIRC the classic Ethernet problem limiting the distance between the farthest points on a network had to do with timing and collisions

5000' ethernet?

2009-07-15 Thread David Kelly
Not directly FreeBSD related, but how much of a chance is there that two machines could communicate directly over 5,000 feet of cat5 with no special hardware? IIRC the classic ethernet problem limiting the distance between the farthest points on a network had to do with timing and collisions

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-15 Thread Al Plant
David Kelly wrote: Not directly FreeBSD related, but how much of a chance is there that two machines could communicate directly over 5,000 feet of cat5 with no special hardware? IIRC the classic ethernet problem limiting the distance between the farthest points on a network had to do

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-15 Thread Michelle Konzack
, you are talking about 1.5km or 1 mile ? I would say, NO chance with Ethernet... it is limited to 500 meters. 100baseT uses lower power drivers than 10baseT, so perhaps 10baseT would work better. There are inexpensive FiberOptic Transponder (I am using a bunch of it from Transmode for my

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-15 Thread David Kelly
an inexpensive ethernet switch at each junction to serve as a regenerative repeater? You have to use at least 3 Repeaters which NEED electricity. Do you know this? Yes, of course. 5000 feet CAT5, 3 Repeater plus electric installation cost more, then the FiberOptic Cable with two Transponder

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-15 Thread mikel . king
the cost of the cable. Are there any particular range extenders you have used and would recommend for making this task a sure thing on the first try? Perhaps I should put an inexpensive ethernet switch at each junction to serve as a regenerative repeater? You have to use at least 3 Repeaters

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-15 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello *, Am 2009-07-15 17:38:33, schrieb mikel.k...@olivent.com: David, You can run upto 1.5 miles on a lx fiber based solution but will likely require a skilled installer to setup that much cable for you. Depending on your locale I am may be able to put connect you to a supplier.

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-15 Thread Michael Powell
David Kelly wrote: Not directly FreeBSD related, but how much of a chance is there that two machines could communicate directly over 5,000 feet of cat5 with no special hardware? IIRC the classic ethernet problem limiting the distance between the farthest points on a network had to do

feet to metres [was: 5000' ethernet?]

2009-07-15 Thread andrew clarke
On Wed 2009-07-15 22:27:35 UTC+0200, Michelle Konzack (bsd4miche...@tamay-dogan.net) wrote: Not directly FreeBSD related, but how much of a chance is there that two machines could communicate directly over 5,000 feet of cat5 with no special hardware? I do not know hoe much a feet is in

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-15 Thread Olivier Nicole
Hi, A general reply to many suggestions. So the time it takes for the smallest Ethernet frame to get from the two farthest nodes will determine a window in which the two most distant nodes upon attempting a transmit can tell that a collision occurred and retransmit. In a case of point

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-15 Thread David Kelly
On Jul 15, 2009, at 9:25 PM, Olivier Nicole wrote: The max distance for UTP is 328 ft. Divide the 5,000 by 328 and it will tell you how many bridges, hubs, or switches you will need to regenerate the signal. You may find devices purporting to 'range extenders', but even these will have

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-15 Thread David Kelly
On Jul 15, 2009, at 5:41 PM, Michael Powell wrote: David Kelly wrote: Not directly FreeBSD related, but how much of a chance is there that two machines could communicate directly over 5,000 feet of cat5 with no special hardware? IIRC the classic ethernet problem limiting the distance

Re: 5000' ethernet?

2009-07-15 Thread Olivier Nicole
David, You would need 5 boxes, the connections between each run of cable could cause too many loss, even if the timing was not an issue. Wire connections are not all that lossy. You would be surprised by the impedance missmatch tests made by cabling companies... Meanwhile cat5 is useful

Analog Inputs over Ethernet-WiFi-Cellular

2009-06-22 Thread Exemys
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I/O Serial Tunnel over Ethernet - Cellular - WiFi

2009-06-13 Thread Exemys
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ethernet card not working

2009-06-03 Thread David Collins
Hi, I have just gotten an old ethernet card, not entirely sure how old it is but it has pulse H1012 on one of the chips and appears as ethernet device fxp0 in freebsd 7.0. When I plug an ethernet cable between this card and another computer (freebsd 7.2) ifconfig says that the status has

RE: ethernet card not working

2009-06-03 Thread Gary Gatten
, 2009 1:37 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: ethernet card not working Hi, I have just gotten an old ethernet card, not entirely sure how old it is but it has pulse H1012 on one of the chips and appears as ethernet device fxp0 in freebsd 7.0. When I plug an ethernet cable between

Re: ethernet card not working

2009-06-03 Thread Michael Powell
David Collins wrote: Hi, I have just gotten an old ethernet card, not entirely sure how old it is but it has pulse H1012 on one of the chips and appears as ethernet device fxp0 in freebsd 7.0. When I plug an ethernet cable between this card and another computer (freebsd 7.2) ifconfig

Re: ethernet card not working

2009-06-03 Thread Wojciech Puchar
unplug either end and plug it into my ibook (OS X) the status changes to active and I can ping the other computer. From this I can see that both both freebsd computers have working ethernet cards and the cable works also, just not freebsd-freebsd. Does anyone have any ideas why this might

Re: ethernet card not working

2009-06-03 Thread David Collins
On 03/06/2009, Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl wrote: unplug either end and plug it into my ibook (OS X) the status changes to active and I can ping the other computer. From this I can see that both both freebsd computers have working ethernet cards and the cable works also

Re: ethernet card not working

2009-06-03 Thread Gary Gatten
Again, cross-over cable! - Original Message - From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Wed Jun 03 17:25:17 2009 Subject: Re: ethernet card not working On 03/06/2009, Wojciech Puchar

Re: ethernet card not working

2009-06-03 Thread Wojciech Puchar
The cable works find and so does the network card. I have it plugged is it crossover cable for sure? into my ibook and am sshing across it - everything works fine and as it should when using freebsd to osx, just can't do the same from some cards MAY work without crossing over pairs -

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