ISA cards & BSD
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was isa suport not left out in the freebsd 6.0 kernal ???
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this is the list of supported hardware for freebsd 6.0. http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.0R/hardware-i386.html
but as for helping with the ISA card im afraid I dont know much. -
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ed&apropos=0&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+6.0-RELEASE+and+Ports&format=html
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if you insist… ;D
Typically these settings are done in your kernel configuration. There is probably a way to accomplish the same in /boot/loader.conf or some other boot time configuration file. I'm not sure though.
Here is an example of how to do this in the kernel configuration (see towards the bottom of this page):
http://www.freebsddiary.org/nic-media.phpthat might help you find a way to do it without recompiling your kernel, which wouldn't be easy and isn't recommended nor supported with pfsense. If you find out anything further, or don't, an update post to this thread would be appreciated for those who might try this in the future.
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Well, I have been quite happy with ISA for WAN. I have a 4MBit DSL link and it runs like a charm. One of the segments on the router HAS to be 10mbit, as it's a coax segment (my brother cannot be bothered to rewire his room, so I couldn't care less) and can easily be served by ISA card. So I can get away with 2 scrap ISA cards and save a buck for a lollypop for my kid. ISA configuration and troubles are therefore a given. I don't mind, when I have to configure a Linux box. It's a different ballgame with BSD now.
If the coaxsegment is the only way that prevents you from using pci get a cheap small hub/switch with coaxuplink. I have that at my parents home as we wired the complete house with coax many years ago and it is today only used for internet sharing. Other option is a pci-coax-nic.
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Heh, I think I might still have a DEC chipset PCI card laying around collecting dust with TP/BNC on it.
–Bill
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Thank you very much for your input.
::)
I have (after unsuccessful ISA attemprts) scavanged 2 pci cards from scrap boxen in my cellar and took 1 PCI card from the old router. I will have to do without DMZ for a while.
At first detection was erratic, but after dusting them and the motherboard everything started working… ed0, ed1, ed2. Excellent. ;DHowever, hi have run into an other wall with my service provider... The criminally braindead technical crew is unable to support anything other than windows XP with a certain (old) servicepack or something... My WAN card is therefore 'down', whil PPPoE is 'up'. As a bonus, they developed 'technical problems' themseleves while I was updating my router/firewall box.
No luck so far. *(this message went through ole LRP/Bering box) :-X -
write down the wan macadress from youre LRP/Bering box
and put that one on the wan interface at pfsenseon the mac tab
This field can be used to modify ("spoof") the MAC address of the WAN interface
(may be required with some cable connections)
Enter a MAC address in the following format: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx or leave blank -
write down the wan macadress from youre LRP/Bering box
and put that one on the wan interface at pfsenseon the mac tab
My ISP brainsquad has assured me they are not locked onto MAC. Anyway it's the same card (from previous box).
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My ISP brainsquad has assured me they are not locked onto MAC. Anyway it's the same card (from previous box).
power cycling your modem before bringing up your pfsense box might help.
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Retried over and over. Finally ISP's modem failed to respond under any gven OS on my side. They must love me. I never ever use anything "standard" in my ventures and I usualy ask nasty questions noone knows an answer to.