Re: problem with SMC network card

["A farmer using BSD, eh!" <GreenNeck@use.net>]

Please try the followings:
- synchronize userland with system, ie, do upgrade
- download ezstart from smc site and configure soft(ly).
- disable pnp in bios
Not sure which would work you out of problems though.


Dave Redinger wrote:
> 
> I'm getting the following error on boot when networking is started:
> ifconfig: SIOCAIFADDR: File exists
> 
> and it doesn't configure the card (obviously)
> 
> dmesg output:
> we2 at isapnp0 "SMC EtherEZ (8416), SMC8416, , " port 0x240/32 irq
> 3: SMC8416C/SMC8416BT (16-bit)
> we2: address 00:00:c0:f3:a4:d2
> 
> /etc/hostname.we2:
> inet 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0 NONE
> 
> There are no resource conflicts that I can see.  Anyone have any ideas?
> 
> thx,
> 
> dave