diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml index af627150b8..0bc14e8d23 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml @@ -429,6 +429,8 @@ exit 0 Setting Up Network Interface Cards + Network card configuration + Nowadays we can not think about a computer without thinking about a network connection. Adding and configuring a network card is a common task for any FreeBSD administrator. @@ -436,6 +438,11 @@ exit 0 Locating the Correct Driver + + Network card configuration + Locating the driver + + Before you begin, you should know the model of the card you have, the chip it uses, and whether it is a PCI or ISA card. FreeBSD supports a wide variety of both PCI and ISA cards. @@ -491,6 +498,11 @@ ukphy1: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto Configuring the Network Card + + Network card configuration + configuration + + Once the right driver is loaded for the network card, the card needs to be configured. As with many other things, the network card may have been configured at installation time by @@ -507,6 +519,7 @@ dc0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 status: active dc1: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 inet 10.0.0.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.0.0.255 + w ether 00:a0:cc:da:da:db media: Ethernet 10baseT/UTP status: no carrier @@ -665,6 +678,11 @@ ifconfig_dc1="inet 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 media 10baseT/UTP" Testing the Ethernet Card + + Network card configuration + Testing the card + + To verify that an Ethernet card is configured correctly, you have to try two things. First, ping the interface itself, and then ping another machine on the LAN. @@ -705,6 +723,11 @@ round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.700/0.729/0.766/0.025 ms Troubleshooting + + Network card configuration + Troubleshooting + +