NICs not reconized - FreeBSD 4.9

[John Baldwin]

On Wednesday 07 April 2004 03:59 pm, Augusto Castelan Carlson wrote:
> John Baldwin wrote:
> >> I know that they work on
> >>FreeBSD 5.2.1, but the application that I'm intend to use only works on
> >>version 4.x.
> >
> > Note that you can run 4.x binaries on a 5.x system so long as you install
> > the compat4x distribution.
>
> I'm using CoralReef from CAIDA. I compiled the application, and the
> kernel with ATM interface drivers. Can I get the ATM interface driver
> sources and add it to de FreeBSD 5.2.1 kernel compilation? It will be
> compatible? Can I copy CoralReef libs to FreeBSD 5.2.1 too?

That I don't know since I am not familiar with he CoralReef software.  I do 
know that userland binaries should work fine, but kernel code will require 
some sort of porting, and binary kernel modules from 4.x will not work on 
5.x.

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