Us wrote:

> Hi,
> I use FBSD 7.0-Prerelease and I wanted to enable an onboard NIC.
> ifconfig gives:
> re0: flags=8802 metric 0 mtu 1500
> options=9b
> ether 00:18:f3:08:cc:bf
> media: Ethernet 100baseTX (10baseT/UTP
> ) status: no carrier
>
>
> Yet the status doesn't change whatever I do.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Us

I think the first thing might be to examine and determine exactly what
hardware is present. Look through your dmesg and utilize the command:
pciconf -lv.

What I'm wondering is if you're trying to use the wrong driver. This can be
sorted out by chip type. The 8139C+ and 8169 types should use re. If it is
a straight (older kind) of 8139 then try the rl driver instead.

I have heard of people having trouble with some of the 816x/811x/8101x
chips. I only have experience with the old style 8139 using the rl here.

-Jason

Us wrote:
> ifconfig gives:
> re0: flags=8802 metric 0 mtu 1500
> options=9b
> ether 00:18:f3:08:cc:bf
> media: Ethernet 100baseTX (10baseT/UTP )
> status: no carrier
>
> Yet the status doesn't change whatever I do.

ifconfig re0 up

cu
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Clemens Zauner wrote:
> Us wrote:
>> ifconfig gives:
>> re0: flags=8802 metric 0 mtu 1500
>> options=9b
>> ether 00:18:f3:08:cc:bf
>> media: Ethernet 100baseTX (10baseT/UTP )
>> status: no carrier
>>
>> Yet the status doesn't change whatever I do.
>
> ifconfig re0 up
>
> cu
> Clemens.


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me from headbanging on the table.


Us