Subject: Re: network on IIcx
To: Hunter Modes <hmodes@cdnow.com>
From: Colin Wood <ender@is.rice.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/02/1997 13:30:05
> meow..
>
> i have a IIcx running 1.2 with the generic kernal, and i can't seem to get
> networking to work.. Can anybody point me to a faq for macbsd networking?
> I can't seem to find one on the official macbsd site..
Look harder ;-) Try:
http://www.macbsd.com/macbsd/howto/
There is one for people who use Open Transport under MacOS and one for
those who use MacTCP.
> Also, I have an Apple Ethernet NB Card dated 1993 with a Sonic-T DP83932
> chip which, when the machine boots, is shown as "not configured". Is this
> part of my problem? Does the generic kernal have support for this card?
> Does this card work at all in macbsd?
In general, the Apple Ethernet NB card is known to _not_ work under NetBSD
because is has a 68000 processor on it to help reduce the load on the main
processor (or so I've heard).
I hope this helps some.
Later.
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Colin Wood ender@is.rice.edu
Consultant Rice University
Information Technology Services Houston, TX