Subject: Re: Network query
To: None <Thilo.Manske@HEH.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
From: Chris Cowdery <chris@cowdery.demon.co.uk>
List: port-arm32
Date: 05/18/1999 08:16:53
In message <19990518012342.A11139@WintelKiller.HEH.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
          Thilo Manske <Thilo.Manske@HEH.Uni-Oldenburg.DE> wrote:

> On Sun, May 16, 1999 at 06:37:49PM +0100, Chris Cowdery wrote:
> > May 16 10:23:55 cowdery /netbsd: ne0 at podulebus0 [ netslot 0 ]: EtherLan 600 ethernet
> > May 16 10:23:55 cowdery /netbsd: ne0: Ethernet address 00:c0:32:00:26:d7
> > May 16 10:23:55 cowdery /netbsd: ne0: using 10Base2/BNC
> You *are* using coax, aren't you? (10Base2).

Yes.
 
> > ifconfig -a gives:
> > ne0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> > 	address: 00:c0:32:00:26:d7
> > 	media: Ethernet manual
> > 	inet 1.0.0.4 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 1.0.0.255
> 
> > But pinging 1.0.0.1 (which works under RiscOS) fails with the error
> > host is down, which it isn't.
> Is something going out? (run tcpdump on the other host)

good idea, thanks.
 
> > Is the support definitely there for this card in the RiscPC 1.4 kernel?
> Yes, I have one up and running:
> ne0 at podulebus0 [ netslot 0 ]: EtherLan 600A ethernet
> ne0: 10base2, 10baseT, auto, default auto
> ne0: Ethernet address 00:c0:32:00:74:6f
> 
> (This is with the media selection patch from Mike Pumford but
> it has worked befor as well.)

Aha, so I guess I need to get this patch, and roll my own kernel? Or wait for
Mike to provide one on his website?
 

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