A. On Sat, 2006-01-07 at 00:48, Peter Leftwich wrote: > ...Well today, I have a question that *is* unixey (yoo-knicks-ee) in > nature, but admittedly not having to do with BSD; Here,let me start > this way: > > When I boot my dual-boot PC to Linux Fedora Core 4, instead of > FreeBSD *wink* I can no longer connect to the internet via SBC Yahoo > DSL as I used to (via PPPoE). If I run the command "dmesg | grep -i > eth" there is no output. My DSL modem has 3 of 4 lights ON, that > is, all lights are lit except for the ACTIVITY indicator. > > I ran the "Internet Connection Wizard" and re-created profiles if > you will, for both eth0 (dialup choice for DNS) and an "xDSL" > listing > for SBC that saves your username and password. When I click SBC, > and then the [Activate] button, there is no activity on my DSL modem > and it TIMES OUT after trying for approximately 2mins. > > The command "ifconfig eth0 plumb" or "... eth0 up" claims there is > no such device. > > Any ideas? Maybe I need to replace the NIC (3Com Etherlink card > that's about 7yrs old)?? > > Thank you in advance, I truly appreciate it, and have a joyous > weekend. Wish I were in Vegas at C.E.S.!
As the problem is with FC4 why not ask on their mailing list? Rob _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
