Enabling 2nd NIC for router function on FreeBSD

[freemybsd at hotmail.com (free bsd)]

>From: Tyler Gee <geekout_(_at_)_gmail_(_dot_)_com>
>Reply-To: Tyler Gee <geekout_(_at_)_gmail_(_dot_)_com>
>To: freebsd <freebsd_(_at_)_ns4_(_dot_)_nukezone_(_dot_)_com>
>CC: free bsd <freemybsd_(_at_)_hotmail_(_dot_)_com>, freebsd_(_at_)_nbritton_(_dot_)_org, 
>freebsd-newbies_(_at_)_freebsd_(_dot_)_org
>Subject: Re: Enabling 2nd NIC for router function on FreeBSD
>Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:13:12 -0700
>
>I was going to ask if you have verified that the NIC does in fact work.
>
>In moving slots, try moving the working NIC to the slot that had the
>not-working NIC.  If the card is supported (and it obviously is since
>you are using one already) my feeling would be that it is either a bad
>NIC or a bad slot.
>
>-wtgee
>
>
>On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 12:08:51 -0600 (CST), freebsd
><freebsd_(_at_)_ns4_(_dot_)_nukezone_(_dot_)_com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 13 Jan 2005, free bsd wrote:
> >
> > > >free bsd wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>Hi,
> > > >>
> > > >>I'm seaching how to configure my FreeBSD-PXE boot server so, that i 
>can
> > > >>use it as a zebra router.
> > > >>
> > > >>My configuration:
> > > >>
> > > >>PC104
> > > >>- 1 intel NIC (works as fxp0)
> > > >>- 2 Realtec RTL8019AS NIC's (only 1 will show up as ed0)
> > > >>
> > > >>So the problem is: Only 1 (one) of my realtec network card's works.
> > > >>
> > > >>Configuration at this moment (but tryed many others like ed only in 
>stead
> > > >>of ed0 etc.)
> > > >>
> > > >># ISA Ethernet NICs.
> > > >># 'device ed' requires 'device miibus'
> > > >>device        ed0    at isa? port 0x280 irq 10 iomem 0xd8000
> > > >>
> > > >>If you require more info to answer please ask! Were stuck up here!
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >Have you tried this?:
> > > >device        ed0    at isa? port 0x280 irq 10 iomem 0xd8000
> > > >device        ed1    at isa? port foo irq foo iomem foo
> > > >
> > > >Have you played with the PnP OS mode in the BIOS?
> > > >Have you manually tried to configure the cards (using the config boot 
>disk
> > > >to change the pnp resouces it uses)?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Yes, we tryed all of this kind... nothing seems to work... maybe we 
>are
> > > forgetting something?
> > >
> >
> > Then I don't know, I've never used the ed device and I haven't use ISA 
>for
> > years. send this to the freebsd-questions mailing list. what version of
> > FreeBSD are you using (uname -a) and send them a copy of dmesg too. did
> > you try moving it to a diffrent slot?
>

It's working perfect in other OS systems... It's not a normal system, it's a 
104-embedded!!!

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