Problem with IF_RE

[Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri]

----- Original Message ----
> From: "freebsd at vfemail.net" <freebsd at vfemail.net>
> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 4:41:12 PM
> Subject: Problem with IF_RE
> 
> Dear List Members
> 
> I am having an issue with a RealTek card for networking. The card in  
> question is recognised by FB alright, as you can see in the pciconf  
> output
> 
> re0 at pci0:2:8:0: class=0x020000 card=0x311a1385 chip=0x816910ec  
> rev=0x10 hdr=0x00
>      vendor     = 'Realtek Semiconductor'
>      device     = 'RTL8110SB Single-Chip Gigabit LOM Ethernet Controller'
>      class      = network
>      subclass   = ethernet
> 
> But when I do an ifconfig, the result says Media None and No Carrier
> 
> re0: flags=8843metric 0 mtu 1500
>          options=9b
>          ether 00:1e:2a:3b:2e:62
>          inet x.x.x.x netmask 0xffffffe0 broadcast x.x.x.x
>          media: Ethernet none
>          status: no carrier
> 
> I know for a fact that the cable and the connection is alright -- I  
> tried with other devices (like Laptops and other desktops), and when I  
> plug the cable into the RTL card, the light on the switch shows  
> connection established.
> 
> But ifconfig report shows "no carrier" ? ? ?
> 
> Any and all help is highly appreciated. I have already CVSupped twice  
> within this week and built world and kernels from scratch as well.
> 
> uname -a
> FreeBSD **** 7.0-RELEASE-p1 FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p1 #3: Thu Jun 12  
> 15:24:40 BST 2008
> 
> 
> kldstat
> Id Refs Address    Size     Name
>   1   18 0xc0400000 7bdce8   kernel
>   2    2 0xc0bbe000 28588    linux.ko
>   3    1 0xc0be7000 7558c4   nvidia.ko
>   4    1 0xc133d000 7a88     if_re.ko
>   5    1 0xc1345000 6921c    acpi.ko
>   6    1 0xc35c5000 4000     nullfs.ko
>   7    1 0xc4623000 1e000    smbfs.ko
>   8    2 0xc4641000 3000     libiconv.ko
>   9    2 0xc4644000 3000     libmchain.ko
> 
> 
> All practical suggestions and pointers are highly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks.

Hello,

You should follow RELENG_7, I don't think got any changes in RELENG_7_0.

Good luck with it.

 
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Regards,

-Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri
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