Greets Again-

        I'm still having a problem with NetBSD v1.1 networking, and am
hoping someone can help me out.

The install went fine, I was able to manually config my ether interface with:

        ifconfig ep0 206.68.39.8 netmask 0xffffff00 link0 link1

I then had the machine booting and enabling ep0 with the following in my
hostname.ep0 file:

        inet Mars.PG.NET 0xffffff00 206.68.39.255 link0 link1

I then went to add the default route to our gateway router by putting it's
Name, and address in hosts, and then putting the routers name in
/etc/mygate.

After rebooting, the machine hangs at Starting Network.

I am able enter <CR>s at this point but it never goes any further.... if I
boot from floppy, and remove the hostname.ep0 file, it tries to add the
default route, times out, and continues booting fine, and, once booted, if
I "ifconfig" the interface, it works fine....

I tried hardcoding the ifconfig statement into my netstart file, and
removing the segment that loads the hostname.* files, but it still hangs at
the same point....

Has anyone seen this behavior before, or have any ideas on how to fix it??

In Summary:

   * /etc/hosts contains the IP and name of the machine, and of the gateway.
   * I can manually ifconfig the ep0 interface to work.
   * I can manually route add the default gateway route
        after doing this, the machine works perfectly
   * If I build the /etc/hostname.ep0 file, and /etc/mygate file, the machine
     locks up at "Initializing Network".

This is quite strange, and a major bummer, as I must manually reconfig
after every reboot....

Tnx


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