Realtek RTL-8139 Nic & FreeBSD 5.2.1 Install

[Josh Ockert]

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:20:05 +0100, Glyn Tebbutt
<d3c3it-linux at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Sorry for the confusion, doesn't help that my isp's sendmail is playing
> up today, anyway, i didn't realise that during the install i had to
> select my nic's module *reread it now and it is there* so im sorry for
> wasting everyone's time, the install is going great now thou, just
> downloading the system.
> Thanks again and sorry also.
> On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 18:53, Eric Toll wrote:
> >  > > > orange. I can ping the box and ping from the box around
> > > my lan but when i try and ping the outside world, i
> >
> >
> > Hmm. I'm not understanding then, you said earlier you could ping to and from the BSD box no problem, only not hosts on the big network.
> >
> > ...Welp what did you do to "fix" it?
> >
> >
> > Enlighten us..
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org
> > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Glyn Tebbutt
> > > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:35 PM
> > > To: Freebsd-Newbies Mailinglist
> > > Subject: RE: Realtek RTL-8139 Nic & FreeBSD 5.2.1 Install
> > >
> > > The thing is this is just the install, i've not even got past
> > > that yet because of the problem with this nic, because i want
> > > to update my ports etc but if my nic is not working, i've no
> > > where to go. My router connects to my cable line which then
> > > gives dhcp to all my pcs on my lan, so each pc picks up it's
> > > ip thou dhcp.
> > >
> > > Is there a way to get a command line during install ?
> > > On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 17:52, Eric Toll wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: owner-freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org
> > > > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of
> > > Glyn Tebbutt
> > > > > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 12:42 PM
> > > > > To: Freebsd-Newbies Mailinglist
> > > > > Subject: Realtek RTL-8139 Nic & FreeBSD 5.2.1 Install
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi all
> > > > > Im completely new to Freebsd and bsd in general, have
> > > been green to
> > > > > orange. I can ping the box and ping from the box around
> > > my lan but
> > > > > when i try and ping the outside world, i
> > > >
> > > > What does ifconfig say from prompt?  I assume you have a
> > > DHCP server
> > > > or have manually typed in the IP address for your FreeBSD
> > > machine. Perhaps it's a DNS issue.  Ping www.yahoo.com from
> > > another machine (NOT all "world" or Internet hosts allow ping
> > > or ICMP - yahoo does) Note the IP address that your other
> > > machine resolves www.yahoo.com into.  Take this IP number and
> > > try pinging it?
> > > > Try and ping your router or def gate from the BSD box. . .
> > > >
> > > > You state your router goes from green to orange,  there may
> > > also be an incorrect speed/duplex negotiation going on somewhere.
> > > >
> > > > I have always had good luck with 3com cards.
> > > >
> > > > HTH
> > > > Eric
> > > >
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> |    Lisa, if you dont like your job you dont strike, |
> | You just go in everyday and do it really half-assed |
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