[afnog] FreeBSD Network driver update

Antonio Godinho antonio at uem.mz
Mon Apr 21 13:37:06 UTC 2008


Thanks Ernest.
I will try this and see if it works. I take it that I do not need the other 
files like if_bcereg.h and if_bcefw.h that are found in the same directory, 
right?

Cheers,

AG

On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:43:59 +0400, Ernest Byaruhanga wrote
> Antonio Godinho wrote thus on 4/21/08 2:22 PM:
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > I have a server running FreeBSD 6.1 Release which has a network card of 
the 
> > type Broadcom Netxtreme II and it loads with the driver bce0 driver 
version 
> > 0.9.5. 
> > 
> > This card stops functioning the moment a lot of traffic is passed on it, 
I 
> > have checked on the net and apparently this has been solved in version 
0.9.6 
> > of the driver that appears on FreeBSD 6.2 release. How can I get this 
driver 
> > from the FreeBSD 6.2 for the FreeBSD 6.1 release? I have googled around 
but 
> > have not been able to find anything related to it.
> 
> Please see:
> 
> http://www.ifdnrg.com/freebsd_broadcom_dell_1950.htm
> 
> rgds
> eb


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Antonio Godinho
B.Sc., MCP+I, MCSE, CCNA, CCNP
CIUEM
Maputo
Mozambique





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